Ultrasound based elastographic methods for the prediction of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis
A Popescu, I Sporea, R Lupusoru, AM Stepan, R Sirli, M Danila, T Moga, C Pienar, R Mare, F Bende, B Miutescu · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2016 · Heft 08
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Purpose: Ultrasound based elastographic methods are non-invasive techniques for the evaluation of liver stiffness (LS) that might be also useful in the assessment of portal hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 4 ultrasound based elastographic methods for predicting the presence of esophageal varices (EV) in patients known with liver cirrhosis. Material and method: The study included 109 consecutive subjects diagnosed with liver cirrhosis (with clinical, biological, ultrasound, endoscopical or histological signs of liver cirrhosis), in whom LS was evaluated in the same session by…