Hemodynamic and morphologic changes of peripheral hepatic vasculature in cirrhotic liver disease: A preliminary study using contrast-enhanced coded phase inversion harmonic ultrasonography

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 40, 2005, Pages 6348-6353

  Zheng, Rong Qin ^a   Zhang, Bo ^a   Kudo, Masatoshi ^b   Sakaguchi, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Hemodynamics; Liver cirrhosis; Sonography

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; MORPHOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 29544439809     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6348     Document Type: Article

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