TIPS intervention plan based on MDCT images 15 TIPS direction n% Right HV - Right branch PV 46 92.0 Middle HV - Right branch PV 3 6.0 Middle HV - Left branch PV 1 2.0 Total 50 100 (HV: Hepatic vein, PV: Portal vein) Comment: Most of the patients were planned for the shunt creation from the right HV to the right branch of PV, accounting for 92.0% (46/50 cases), from the middle HV to the right branch of PV was 6.0% (3 cases), and the middle HV to the left branch of PV was 2.0% (1 case).