Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note
Duplex ultrasound (US) is a useful non-invasive imaging modality with high specificity and moderate sensitivity for assessing portal hypertension. Liver cirrhosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension, accounting for 90% of all causes. Portal hypertension can cause complications such as va...
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| description | Duplex ultrasound (US) is a useful non-invasive imaging modality with high specificity and moderate sensitivity for assessing portal hypertension. Liver cirrhosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension, accounting for 90% of all causes. Portal hypertension can cause complications such as variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. A comprehensive duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension, as well as its usefulness for evaluation, etiology, and anatomic location, has not been established. This technical note proposes a comprehensive duplex US protocol for portal hypertension that uses a vascular preset of the abdomen and liver and morphologic and hemodynamic assessment of five regions in sequential order: splenic, pancreatic, cardiac, hepatic, and inframesocolic. Morphological parameters include dimension, volume, echotexture, echogenicity, and the presence of lesions. Hemodynamic parameters include vessel diameter, flow direction, spectral morphology, flow velocity, the presence of thrombi, resistance index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI). In the liver, the assessment includes atrophy or hypertrophy, regenerative nodules, and the surface pattern. Hepatic and splenic elastography are recommended as complementary examinations. This technical note, which includes all available duplex US modalities, such as grayscale, color Doppler, power Doppler, and B-Flow examinations, is published for educational purposes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c27bc8ef9864da789aa6b1a43885e632025-08-20T03:31:19ZengPermanyerJournal of the Mexican Federation of Radiology and Imaging2938-12152696-84442025-04-014210.24875/JMEXFRI.M25000104Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical noteMauricio Figueroa-Sanchez0Aldo A. Montero-Cedeño1Guillermo Subias-Rodriguez2Radiology and Imaging Department, Antiguo Hospital Civil of Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde”; University Center of Health Sciences, Universidad of Guadalajara; Laboratorio Vascular S.C; Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoBañuelos Radiologos Centro de Neuroimagen. Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoFacultad Mexicana de Medicina de la Universidad La Salle; Hospital Angeles. Mexico City. MexicoDuplex ultrasound (US) is a useful non-invasive imaging modality with high specificity and moderate sensitivity for assessing portal hypertension. Liver cirrhosis is the most common cause of portal hypertension, accounting for 90% of all causes. Portal hypertension can cause complications such as variceal bleeding, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy. A comprehensive duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension, as well as its usefulness for evaluation, etiology, and anatomic location, has not been established. This technical note proposes a comprehensive duplex US protocol for portal hypertension that uses a vascular preset of the abdomen and liver and morphologic and hemodynamic assessment of five regions in sequential order: splenic, pancreatic, cardiac, hepatic, and inframesocolic. Morphological parameters include dimension, volume, echotexture, echogenicity, and the presence of lesions. Hemodynamic parameters include vessel diameter, flow direction, spectral morphology, flow velocity, the presence of thrombi, resistance index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI). In the liver, the assessment includes atrophy or hypertrophy, regenerative nodules, and the surface pattern. Hepatic and splenic elastography are recommended as complementary examinations. This technical note, which includes all available duplex US modalities, such as grayscale, color Doppler, power Doppler, and B-Flow examinations, is published for educational purposes. https://www.jmexfri.com/frame_eng.php?id=141 |
| spellingShingle | Mauricio Figueroa-Sanchez Aldo A. Montero-Cedeño Guillermo Subias-Rodriguez Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note Journal of the Mexican Federation of Radiology and Imaging |
| title | Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note |
| title_full | Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note |
| title_fullStr | Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note |
| title_full_unstemmed | Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note |
| title_short | Duplex US acquisition and analysis protocol for portal hypertension: a technical note |
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