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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Tatco V, Bedoya Ospina J, et al. Gradman and Steinburg inferior vena cava aneurysm classification. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9994
Gradman and Steinburg inferior vena cava aneurysm classification is one method of classifying aneurysmal dilatation of the inferior vena cava, which is an uncommon finding. When present, it can be often associated with other caval anomalies. Gradman and Steinburg method classifies them as 1:
type I: suprahepatic IVC aneurysm without venous obstruction
type II: above or below the hepatic IVC associated with interruption of the IVC
type III: infrarenal IVC aneurysm without any associated venous anomaly
type IV: other
See also
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