Improvement of scoring interpretation in liver cirrhosis assessment by duplex ultrasound

Abstract

Early diagnosis and appropriate management of chronic liver diseases can certainly improve the prognosis and life expectancy of patients. Liver cirrhosis is the final stage of chronic liver diseases and usually is complicated by portal hypertension. Detection of portal hypertension using invasive methods is not easy due to the patients dire state and complex, time-consuming, costly processes. The need to identify non-invasive methods for portal hypertension assessment is recognized in numerous studies as a complicated problem.