Reverse flow in intrahepatic portal vessels and liver function impairment in cirrhosis

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Tarantino, L ^a   Giorgio, A ^a   De Stefano, G ^a   Mariniello, N ^a   Perrotta, A ^a   Aloisio, V ^a   Forestieri, M C ^a   Del Viscovo, L ^b   Borsellino, G ^b  

^a AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler; Liver cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031423805     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(97)10017-9     Document Type: Article

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