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Ultrasonographic changes of early liver cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B: A longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Lin DengYn,
Sheen IShyan,
Chiu ChengTang,
Lin ShiMing,
Kuo YowChii,
Liaw YunFan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870210502
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , chronic hepatitis , ultrasonography , hepatitis b , ultrasound , gastroenterology , pathology , radiology , virology , virus
Ultrasonography of prospectively followed chronic hepatitis B patients who developed liver cirrhosis were reevaluated in order to identify the ultrasonographic changes of early cirrhosis. Ultrasonographic features of 29 patients before and after cirrhosis were as follows: portal vein diameter—1.20 cm/1.29 cm (NS); cirrhosis score—5.69/7.52 ( p < 0.01); spleen size index—21.99 cm 2 /25.84 cm 2 (NS). The result suggests that ultrasonographic diagnosis of early cirrhosis is not easy on a single occasion; however, the score system method is helpful in longitudinal follow‐up chronic hepatitis patients. A careful comparison of hepatic parenchymal and surface changes are mandatory. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.