Evaluation of arterial blood flow in esophageal varices via endoscopic color Doppler ultrasonography with a galactose-based contrast agent

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-69

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   Yamazaki, Katsu ^a   Toyota, Jouji ^a   Karino, Yoshiyasu ^a   Ohmura, Takumi ^a   Akaike, Jun ^a   Kuwata, Yasuaki ^a   Suga, Toshihiro ^a  

^a Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial blood flow; Color Doppler; Contrast agent; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophageal varices

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GALACTOSE; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIASTOLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 20444371954     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-004-1496-5     Document Type: Article

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