Correlation of duplex sonography findings and portal pressure in 375 patients with portal hypertension

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 631-635

  Haag, Klaus ^a,b   Rössle, Martin ^a   Ochs, Andreas ^a   Huber, Michael ^a   Siegerstetter, Volker ^a   Olschewski, Manfred ^c   Berger, Elisabeth ^a   Lu, Shichun ^a   Blum, Hubert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Eye Hospital   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCITES; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033035215     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.172.3.10063849     Document Type: Article

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