Doppler US measurement of portal venous flow: Variability in healthy fasting volunteers

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 721-724

  Paulson, Erik K ^a   Kliewer, Mark A ^a   Frederick, M Gena ^a   Keogan, Mary T ^a   DeLong, David M ^a   Nelson, Rendon C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood, flow dynamics; Portal vein, flow dynamics; Portal vein, US; Ultrasound (US), Doppler studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031044632     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.3.9051024     Document Type: Article

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