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. 2006 Sep 28;12(36):5853–5858. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5853

Table 2.

Hemodynamic data in study population (mean ± SD)

Control (non-cirrhotic)
Liver cirrhosis
NLP CH A B C
Portal trunk
Diameter (mm) 8.9 ± 1.0 9.9 ± 1.0 11.9 ± 2.5 11.6 ± 2.0 12.5 ± 2.5
MFV (cm/s) 13.3 ± 3.1 11.5 ± 3.1 9.96 ± 2.91 9.40 ± 2.41 9.59 ± 2.54
FV (mL/min) 516 ± 96 504 ± 140 691 ± 323 700 ± 226 753 ± 206
Right Portal vein
Diameter (mm) 7.5 ± 1.0 7.6 ± 1.0 9.1 ± 1.9 9.6 ± 2.0 9.7 ± 1.7
MFV (cm/s) 12.2 ± 3.7 11.2 ± 2.8 8.45 ± 2.97 8.31 ± 2.43 9.31 ± 2.01
FV (mL/min) 318 ± 92 282 ± 86 357 ± 182 365 ± 139 415 ± 169
Proper hepatic artery
Diameter (mm) 2.8 ± 0.3 3.1 ± 0.5 3.6 ± 0.7 3.6 ± 0.7 3.8 ± 0.8
MFV (cm/s) 26.9 ± 5.1 24.4 ± 5.5 25.0 ± 10.8 26.3 ± 6.3 28.8 ± 11.3
Vmax (cm/s) 55.2 ± 12.0 55.3 ± 11.4 56.3 ± 18.5 61.1 ± 16.9 64.4 ± 21.8
Hepatic vein
Diameter (mm) 5.8 ± 1.6 6.0 ± 1.1 5.5 ± 1.6 4.7 ± 1.1 4.7 ± 1.1
MHVV (cm/s) 5.1 ± 2.1 6.6 ± 3.2 9.7 ± 4.1 11.6 ± 5.4 19.1 ± 10.3
MFFV (cm/s) 23.1 ± 6.0 24.7 ± 6.3 31.8 ± 11.4 40.2 ± 16.4 48.8 ± 17.5

CH: Chronic hepatitis; NLP: No liver pathology; MHVV: Mean hepatic vein velocity; MFV: Mean flow velocity; FV: Flow volume; Vmax: Peak systolic velocity; MFFV: Maximum forward flow velocity.