Figure 3.
A 26-year-old woman (67 kg) with hepatic cirrhosis secondary to biliary atresia from repair for biliary atresia as an infant (Kasai procedure). Segmentation of the phase contrast angiograms revealed the presence porto-systemic shunts by means of spleno-renal shunt (SRS). Hepatofugal flow in the splenic vein was seen at baseline condition (Left). In response to the meal challenge (Right) the SMV flow increased with a small increase in the portal vein and large increase in hepatofugal flow in the splenic vein.