Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview

Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview

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...

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Main Authors: Pooya Iranpour, Chandana Lall, Roozbeh Houshyar, Mohammad Helmy, Albert Yang, Joon-Il Choi, Garrett Ward, Scott C Goodwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2016-01-01
Series:Ultrasonography
Subjects:
Liver cirrhosis
Hypertension, portal
Ultrasonography, Doppler, color
Online Access:http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-15020.pdf
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spelling doaj-d760c9107ae14e8a910f950f6752b2c22020-11-24T22:55:54ZengKorean Society of Ultrasound in MedicineUltrasonography2288-59192288-59432016-01-0135131210.14366/usg.1502097Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overviewPooya Iranpour0Chandana Lall1Roozbeh Houshyar2Mohammad Helmy3Albert Yang4Joon-Il Choi5Garrett Ward6Scott C Goodwin7 Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA Department of Radiology, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USADoppler 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.http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-15020.pdfLiver cirrhosisHypertension, portalUltrasonography, Doppler, color
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author Pooya Iranpour
Chandana Lall
Roozbeh Houshyar
Mohammad Helmy
Albert Yang
Joon-Il Choi
Garrett Ward
Scott C Goodwin
spellingShingle Pooya Iranpour
Chandana Lall
Roozbeh Houshyar
Mohammad Helmy
Albert Yang
Joon-Il Choi
Garrett Ward
Scott C Goodwin
Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
Ultrasonography
Liver cirrhosis
Hypertension, portal
Ultrasonography, Doppler, color
author_facet Pooya Iranpour
Chandana Lall
Roozbeh Houshyar
Mohammad Helmy
Albert Yang
Joon-Il Choi
Garrett Ward
Scott C Goodwin
author_sort Pooya Iranpour
title Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
title_short Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
title_full Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
title_fullStr Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
title_full_unstemmed Altered Doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
title_sort altered doppler flow patterns in cirrhosis patients: an overview
publisher Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
series Ultrasonography
issn 2288-5919
2288-5943
publishDate 2016-01-01
description 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.
topic Liver cirrhosis
Hypertension, portal
Ultrasonography, Doppler, color
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