Abstract
Teaching point: Transient, topographically delineated, intense arterial enhancement in liver segment 4, associated with early filling of the dilated veins of Sappey, is a pathognomonic abdominal CT sign of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome.
Focal Hepatic Hot Spot (‘Hot Quadrate’) Sign on Contrast‑enhanced Abdominal CT: A Telltale Pearl Indicating Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome
By: Maryse Lejoly, Louke Delrue and Koenraad J Mortele
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.4164 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 11, 2025
|Accepted on: Jan 13, 2026
|Published on: Feb 10, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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