Ultrasonography for Noninvasive Assessment of Portal Hypertension
Portal hypertension is a major pathophysiology in patients with cirrhosis. Portal pressure is the gold standard to evaluate the severity of portal hypertension, and radiological intervention is the only procedure for pressure measurement. Ultrasound (US) is a simple and noninvasive imaging modality...
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Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver
2017-07-01
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Online Access: | http://gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl16078 |