Table 1.
Studies reporting perfusion changes in liver cirrhosis
| Study | Year | n | BF | BV | ALP | PLP | HPI | MTT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Beers et al. (18) | 2001 | 34 | - | - | - | - | ↑ | ↑ |
| Guan et al. (13) | 2005 | 14 (Rats) | ↓ | ↓ | - | - | ↑ | ↑ |
| Hashimoto et al. (14) | 2006 | 38 | ↓ | - | - | - | ↑ | |
| Chen et al. (8) | 2009 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ↓ |
| Li et al. (17) | 2011 | 22 | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | - | - |
| Ippolito et al. (22) | 2012 | 45 | - | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | - |
| Ma et al. (15) | 2013 | 40 (Rats) | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ | ↓ |
↑, increased; ↓, decreased; BF, blood flow; BV, blood volume; ALP, arterial liver perfusion; PLP, portal liver perfusion; HPI, hepatic perfusion index; MTT, mean transit time.