title: [Doppler imaging of hepatic vessels - review].
abstract: Hepatic blood flow has been investigated using color Doppler ultrasonography in patients with liver disease, especially in patients with portal hypertension (e. g. liver cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis, Budd-Chiari-syndrome). Duplex examination protocols, however, differ considerably because no standard technique has been established so far. Whereas there is an agreement about the angle of the ultrasound application (< 60 degrees ), neither the exact location nor the relevant examination parameters have been standardized. Based on a search of the relevant literature, published examination techniques and results were analyzed. These findings are to serve as a basis for a prospective multicenter study for the determination of standard values.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II , Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ignee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gebel
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Caspary
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color