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Contrast-Enhanced Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation SHAPE Using Ultrasound Imaging with a Focus on Identifying Portal Hypertension
Published on: December 5, 2020
Endoscopic Ultrasound Evaluation of Portal Pressure
1Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 Northwest 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Abstract:
Portal hypertension is a complex syndrome with multiple clinical manifestations that develop in a variety of conditions and diseases. The spectrum of portal hypertension manifestations is wide and dependent on the physiologic site of increased portal resistance (pre-, post-, and sinusoidal or intrahepatic), as well as the presence of hepatocellular dysfunction.
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