Haemodynamic evaluation by Doppler ultrasonography in patients with portal hypertension: A review

Liver International

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1403-1413

  Baik, Soon Koo ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Doppler ultrasonography; Haemodynamics; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CIRCULATION TIME; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEPATIC VEIN TRANSIT TIME; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CIRCULATORY TIME; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER VEIN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PULSATILITY INDEX; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; RESISTIVE INDEX; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WAVEFORM;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MICROBUBBLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 79951589886     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02326.x     Document Type: Review

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