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. 2017 Apr 24;5(2):148–156. doi: 10.1093/gastro/gox014

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Figure 1. — Imaging findings of portal vein thrombosis. (A) An ultrasound study of the liver of a female patient with liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh C, which revealed echogenic thrombosis (arrow) in the lumen of portal vein trunk. Upon further investigation, a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was diagnosed. (B) Another ultrasound study of the liver of a male patient with liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh B also revealing echogenic thrombosis (arrow) in the lumen of the portal vein trunk and intrahepatic right portal branch. Further investigation showed a mutation in JAK2-V617F-gene. (C) A CT scan of a male patient with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis and portal cavernoma (arrow). (D) A CT scan of a female patient with chronic hepatitis C infection and development of portal vein thrombosis due to HCC (arrow).