Portal hypertension (PH) leads to serious complications, such as bleeding from
gastroesophageal varices, ascites and portosystemic encephalopathy in patients with …

Liver MR elastography is an imaging technique used to measure liver stiffness in the
evaluation for possible fibrosis or cirrhosis. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is useful for …

We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use …

what is presently known and to outline areas in which additional knowledge is critical to their
care. The focus of this scientific statement will be structural CHD, including coronary artery …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of the article is to review the diagnostic performance of ultra-
sound and MR elastography techniques for detection and staging of liver fibrosis, the main …

Background The presence and progression of hepatic (liver) fibrosis into cirrhosis is a
prognostic variable having impact on survival in people with alcoholic liver disease. Liver …

We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use …

Objectives This study sought to investigate whether elevated liver stiffness (LS) values at
discharge reflect residual liver congestion and are associated with worse outcomes in …

The evaluation of liver fibrosis is critical, particularly to rule out cirrhosis. Novel non-invasive
tests such as transient ultrasound elastography are widely used to stage liver fibrosis as an …

Congestive hepatopathy (CH) refers to hepatic abnormalities that result from passive hepatic
venous congestion. Prolonged exposure to elevated hepatic venous pressure may lead to …