Noninvasive evaluation of esophageal and gastric varices in liver cirrhosis by shear-wave ultrasound elastography
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2020.12.036
- VernacularTitle:剪切波超声弹性成像技术对肝硬化食管胃底静脉曲张的无创评估
- Author:
Yifei SUN
1
;
Liping HUANG
Author Information
1. Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
liver cirrhosis;
esophageal and gastric varices;
elasticity imaging techniques
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2020;36(12):2815-2818
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Esophagogastric variceal bleeding is one of the main causes of death in patients with liver cirrhosis, and therefore, early monitoring of esophageal and gastric varices may help to improve the prognosis of patients; however at present, hepatic venous pressure gradient and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy used as the gold standard for diagnosis are invasive examinations, which may not help with long-term follow-up. This article introduces the noninvasive evaluation of esophageal and gastric varices in cirrhotic patients by shear-wave ultrasound elastography.
