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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Main Authors: Hitoshi Maruyama, Osamu Yokosuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver 2017-07-01
Series:Gut and Liver
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Online Access:http://gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl16078