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. 1992 Apr;45(4):223-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(05)80001-7.

Doppler ultrasound of the hepatic veins: normal appearances

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Doppler ultrasound of the hepatic veins: normal appearances

R A Coulden et al. Clin Radiol. 1992 Apr.

Abstract

Doppler ultrasound of the hepatic veins gives a pulsatile velocity profile which mirrors the cardiac cycle. We describe the physiological basis for the complex waveform and suggest a venous pulsatility index (VPI) which can be used to quantify it. We have studied normal volunteers under differing conditions to establish a normal range of VPI. This provides a baseline against which abnormal patterns of hepatic vein Doppler can be judged.

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