ARFI elastography of the spleen is inferior to liver elastography for the detection of portal hypertension

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Rifai, K ^a   Cornberg, J ^a   Bahr, M ^a   Mederacke, I ^a   Potthoff, A ^a   Wedemeyer, H ^a   Manns, M ^a   Gebel, M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

hemodynamics flow dynamics; spleen; ultrasound; vascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

EID: 84655167283     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281771     Document Type: Article

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