Assessment of the hepatic microvascular changes in liver cirrhosis by perfusion computed tomography

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 3532-3537

  Chen, Mai Lin ^a   Zeng, Qing Yu ^a   Huo, Jian Wei ^a   Yin, Xiao Ming ^a   Li, Bao Ping ^a   Liu, Jian Xin ^a  

^a CHINA MEITAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatic microcirculation; Tomography; X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER MICROCIRCULATION; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERMEABILITY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LIVER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349565974     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3532     Document Type: Article

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