Color Doppler demonstration of segmental portal flow reversal: An early sign of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in an infant

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1103-1106

  Ghersin, Eduard ^a   Brook, Olga R ^b   Gaitini, Diana ^b   Engel, Ahuva ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BONE; DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION (BMT);

ULTRASONICS;

DEFIBROTIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PORTAL VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141529847     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.10.1103     Document Type: Article

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