Doppler sonography of portal hypertension

Ultrasound Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-13

  Robinson, Kathryn A ^a   Middleton, William D ^a   Al Sukaiti, Rashid ^a   Teefey, Sharlene A ^a   Dahiya, Nirvikar ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Doppler; Liver; Portal hypertension; Portal vein; Portosystemic collaterals; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CORONARY VEIN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC ARTERY; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER; MORPHOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UMBILICAL VEIN; VELOCITY;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 67649878581     PISSN: 08948771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e31819c8685     Document Type: Review

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