Inter-observer variability of portal hemodynamics measured by Doppler ultrasound on three different locations of portal vein

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Tai, Dar In ^a   Chuah, Seng Kee ^a   Chen, Chien Lin ^a   Lo, Sing Kai ^a   Changchien, Chi Sin ^a   Li, Ing Tzu ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Hepatic vein; Portal vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PORTAL VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 0030051557     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199602)24:2<61::AID-JCU2>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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