Fig. 7From: CT imaging findings of abdominopelvic vascular compression syndromes: what the radiologist needs to knowA 50-year-old woman with anterior nutcracker syndrome. a Axial contrast-enhanced CT image on the portal venous phase shows the typical “beak sign” (arrow) with left renal vein compression between the aorta (black arrowhead) and superior mesenteric artery (white arrowhead). b CT image at the level of the pelvis demonstrates multiple pelvic varices (arrows). c Coronal reformatted CT MIP image shows marked dilatation of the left ovarian vein (arrows)Back to article page