There are multiple definitions:

1. partial volume effect(English)

   • SPECT
   • Medical imaging

2. prosthetic valve endocarditis(English)

   • MHV
   • Cardiology, Bacteriology

3. portal vein embolization(English)

   • a technique used before hepatic resection to increase the size of liver segments that will remain after surgery. This therapy redirects portal blood to segments of the future liver remnant (FLR), resulting in hypertrophy
   • FLR, RPVE, CLM
   • Liver disease, Surgery
   • https://dx.doi.…/s-0032-1312568
   • https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.6756