Hepatic vein pulsatility assessment on spectral Doppler ultrasound.
- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 70 (836), 829-832
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.70.836.9486048
Abstract
Hepatic vein pulsatility correlates with the severity of disease in a range of different liver disorders. We describe a simple visual grading system for scoring hepatic vein pulsatility which does not require any on-screen measurements and which has proved reproducible in clinical practice. The system gives a six point score for the waveform pulsatility, 6 being a normal value and 1 indicating a complete lack of modulation.Keywords
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