Flow pulsatility in the portal venous system: A study of Doppler sonography in healthy adults

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-144

  Gallix, Benoît P ^a,b   Taourel, Patrice ^a   Dauzat, Michel ^c   Bruel, Jean Michel ^a   Lafortune, Michel ^d  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0030745220     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207514     Document Type: Article

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