Use of high-resolution endoluminal sonography to measure the radius and wall thickness of esophageal varices

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-428

  Schlano, T D ^a   Adrain, A L ^a   Cassidy, M J ^a   McCray, W ^a   Liu, J B ^a   Baranowski, R J ^a   Bellary, S ^a   Black, M ^a   Miller, L S ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029860044     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(96)70093-7     Document Type: Article

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