Imaging Approach to Portal Hypertension

• Main Authors: Antony Augustine (Author), Reetu John (Author), Betty Simon (Author), Anuradha Chandramohan (Author), Shyamkumar N. Keshava (Author), Anu Eapen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increase in portal venous pressure (termed portal hypertension) is seen in a variety of liver diseases. Imaging tests are useful to detect portal hypertension and identify its cause. Noninvasive tests like abdominal ultrasound and Doppler studies are routinely done in clinical practice for this indi...