Predicting portal hypertension as assessed by acoustic radiation force impulse: Correlations with the Doppler ultrasound

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1016, 2012, Pages

  Han, J Y ^a   Cho, Jinhan ^a   Kwon, H J ^a   Nam, K J ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; VARICOSIS;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84864863060     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/74648924     Document Type: Article

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