Severe portal hypertension in cirrhosis: evaluation of perfusion parameters with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.

To investigate the role of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) and Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) in the diagnosis of severe portal hypertension (PH) in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC).Patients with PH scheduled to receive hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG) measurement were recruited for...

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Main Authors: Woo Kyoung Jeong, Tae Yeob Kim, Joo Hyun Sohn, Yongsoo Kim, Jinoo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4370392?pdf=render