Assessment of portal hypertension and high-risk oesophageal varices with liver and spleen three-dimensional multifrequency MR elastography in liver cirrhosis

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[2] Abraldes JG(2007)Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts clinical decompensation in patients with compensated cirrhosis Gastroenterology 133 481-488

[3] Berzigotti A(2010)Revising consensus in portal hypertension: report of the Baveno V consensus workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in portal hypertension J Hepatol 53 762-768

[4] Garcia-Pagan JC(2004)The hepatic venous pressure gradient: anything worth doing should be done right Hepatology 39 280-282

[5] Ripoll C(2003)Non-invasive predictors of the presence of large oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis Dig Liver Dis 35 473-478

[6] Groszmann R(2001)Which patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopic screening for esophageal varices detection? Hepatology 33 333-338

[7] Garcia-Tsao G(1999)Non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in chronic liver diseases J Hepatol 31 867-873

[8] de Franchis R(2003)Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio: proposal and validation of a non-invasive parameter to predict the presence of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis Gut 52 1200-1205

[9] Baveno VF(1986)Predictive value of ultrasonography in the screening of non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with large varices J Ultrasound Med 5 189-192

[10] Groszmann RJ(2011)Prognostic value of a single HVPG measurement and Doppler-ultrasound evaluation in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension J Gastroenterol 46 687-695

[1] Bosch J(2009)The clinical use of HVPG measurements in chronic liver disease Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 6 573-582

[2] Abraldes JG(2007)Hepatic venous pressure gradient predicts clinical decompensation in patients with compensated cirrhosis Gastroenterology 133 481-488

[3] Berzigotti A(2010)Revising consensus in portal hypertension: report of the Baveno V consensus workshop on methodology of diagnosis and therapy in portal hypertension J Hepatol 53 762-768

[4] Garcia-Pagan JC(2004)The hepatic venous pressure gradient: anything worth doing should be done right Hepatology 39 280-282

[5] Ripoll C(2003)Non-invasive predictors of the presence of large oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis Dig Liver Dis 35 473-478

[6] Groszmann R(2001)Which patients with cirrhosis should undergo endoscopic screening for esophageal varices detection? Hepatology 33 333-338

[7] Garcia-Tsao G(1999)Non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in chronic liver diseases J Hepatol 31 867-873

[8] de Franchis R(2003)Platelet count/spleen diameter ratio: proposal and validation of a non-invasive parameter to predict the presence of oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis Gut 52 1200-1205

[9] Baveno VF(1986)Predictive value of ultrasonography in the screening of non-ascitic cirrhotic patients with large varices J Ultrasound Med 5 189-192

[10] Groszmann RJ(2011)Prognostic value of a single HVPG measurement and Doppler-ultrasound evaluation in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension J Gastroenterol 46 687-695