Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	6765
Country	Romania

Received	2013-10-28 16:37
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-30 08:51
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-25 18:00
Return for Revision	2013-12-30 15:39
Revised	2014-01-10 15:37
Second Decision	2014-02-20 20:04
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-02-20 20:19
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-03-26 18:16
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Nuclear medicine dynamic investigations in the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mircea Dragoteanu, Ioan-Adrian Balea and Cecilia-Diana Piglesan
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Mircea Dragoteanu, MD, PhD, Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Institute for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor, Croitorilor Str. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. dragoteanu@yahoo.co.uk
Key Words	Budd-Chiari syndrome; Per-rectal portal scintigraphy; Liver angioscintigraphy; Caudate lobe; Hepatic veins
Core Tip	Per-rectal portal scintigraphy (PRPS) and liver angioscintigraphy (LAS) are reliable investigations of the liver hemodynamics in the Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Diagnosis of the number, length and succession in time of hepatic vein obstructions allows identification of hemodynamic varieties and stages of the BCS. Our new PRPS parameters, liver transit time and right heart to liver time, are used to diagnose obstructed hepatic veins, areas missing venous outflow or portal inflow, open collaterals, reverse splenic vein flow and hemodynamic role of the caudate lobe. LAS is useful in the differential diagnosis with portal occlusions, highlighting arterial-venous shunts and reverse portal flow.
Publish Date	2014-05-20 15:05
Citation	Dragoteanu M, Balea IA, Piglesan CD. Nuclear medicine dynamic investigations in the diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome. World J Hepatol 2014; 6(4): 251-262
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v6/i4/251.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v6.i4.251

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