Interobserver variability of ultrasound parameters in portal hypertension

The aim of this study was to assess interobserver agreement of ultrasound parameters for portal hypertension in hepatosplenic mansonic schistosomiasis. Spleen size, diameter of the portal, splenic and superior mesenteric veins and presence of thrombosis and cavernous transformation were determined b...

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Main Authors: Patricia Moreno Sebastianes, Danilo Moulin Sales, José Eduardo Mourão Santos, Alberto Ribeiro de Souza Leão, Juliana Dantas da Costa, Kenji Takemoto, Júlia Capobianco, Alexandre Sérgio de Araújo Bezerra, Giuseppe D'Ippolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000400010