Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s)2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 15, 2003; 9(8): 1828-1831
Published online Aug 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i8.1828
Figure 1
Figure 1 Mean portal blood velocity (Vmean) was calculated (cm/s) by the equation of “Vmean = 0. 57×maximum portal blood velocity (Vmax)”.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Representative waveform of portal blood flow from patients with normal (A; PP: 17%), transiently reduced (B; PP: 60%), stagnant (C; PP: 100%) or retrograde (D; PP: 194%) portal blood flow.
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Figure 3 Occurrence of reduced portal blood flow immedi-ately after ventricular systole.
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Figure 4 The occurrence of transient hepatofugal portal blood flow immediately after ventricular systole.