Hepatic vein pulsatility assessment on spectral Doppler ultrasound.
Hepatic vein pulsatility correlates with the severity of disease in a range of different liver disorders. We describe a simple visual grading system for scoring hepatic vein pulsatility which does not require any on-screen measurements and which has proved reproducible in clinical practice. The system gives a six point score for the waveform pulsatility, 6 being a normal value and 1 indicating a complete lack of modulation.
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Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
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D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011674:Pulse / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler