Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
| Autor: | Pooya Iranpour, Joon-Il Choi, Roozbeh Houshyar, Mohammad Helmy, Scott C. Goodwin, Garrett Ward, Chandana Lall, Albert Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Disease status Cirrhosis lcsh:Medical technology medicine.medical_treatment Review Article Liver transplantation 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Doppler flow medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Hypertension portal Vein business.industry medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:R855-855.5 Liver cirrhosis Portal hypertension 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Radiology business Ultrasonography Doppler color Artery |
| Zdroj: | Ultrasonography Ultrasonography, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 3-12 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2288-5919 |
| Popis: | Doppler ultrasonography of the hepatic vasculature is an integral part of evaluating precirrhotic and cirrhotic patients. While the reversal of the portal venous flow is a well-recognized phenomenon, other flow patterns, although not as easily understood, may play an important role in assessing the disease status. This article discusses the different characteristic flow patterns observed from the portal vein, hepatic artery, and hepatic vein in patients with liver cirrhosis or related complications and procedures. Knowledge of these different flow patterns provides additional information that may reinforce the diagnosis of cirrhosis, help in staging, and offer prognostic information for determining the direction of therapy. Doppler ultrasonography is invaluable when liver transplantation is being considered and aids in the diagnosis of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. |
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