The hepatic artery: Studies using Doppler sonography

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-26

  Lafortune, Michel ^a   Patriquin, Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Doppler; Hemodynamics; Hepatic artery; Liver diseases; Liver physiology; Liver tumor

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TUMOR; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032982680     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013644-199903000-00003     Document Type: Review

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