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Splenic Elasticity Measured with Real-time Tissue Elastography Is a Marker of Portal Hypertension

DOI

98

Citations

25

References

2011

Year

Masashi Hirooka, Hironori Ochi, Yohei Koizumi, Yoshiyasu Kisaka, Masanori Abe, Yoshio Ikeda, Bunzo Matsuura, Yoichi Hiasa, Morikazu Onji
Radiology

Abstract

Splenic elasticity determined with RTE is the most closely associated parameter for evaluating HVPG and is useful as a clinical marker of portal hypertension and a predictive marker of gastroesophageal varices.

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