Hemodynamics in the portal vein evaluated by pulse wave Doppler ultrasonography in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 396-399

  Nakanishi, Shigeo ^a   Shiraki, Katsuya ^a   Yamamoto, Kouji ^a   Koyama, Mutsumi ^a   Kimura, Noboru ^b   Nakano, Takeshi ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic Hepatitis C; Hemodynamics; Interferon; Portal vein; Pulsed wave Doppler ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PULSE WAVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12344281680     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i3.396     Document Type: Article

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