Evaluation of regional hepatic perfusion (RHP) by contrast-enhanced ultrasound in patients with cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 307-314

  Berzigotti, Annalisa ^a,b   Nicolau, Carlos ^b   Bellot, Pablo ^a   Abraldes, Juan G ^a   Gilabert, Rosa ^b   García Pagan, Juan Carlos ^a   Bosch, Jaime ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatic blood flow; HVPG; Indocyanine green; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL; SONOVUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEPATIC VEINS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRCULATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 79960444535     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.10.038     Document Type: Article

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