The portal component of hepatic perfusion measured by dynamic CT: An indicator of hepatic parenchymal damage

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1632-1638

  Tsushima, Yoshito ^a,b,c,d   Blomley, Martin J K ^a,b,c   Kusano, Shoichi ^a,b,c   Endo, Keigo ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Motojima General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic computed tomography; Liver cirrhosis; Liver perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL SYSTEM; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032870939     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026679430553     Document Type: Article

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