Value of imaging technology in predicting the clinical end events of liver cirrhosis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

The clinical end events of liver cirrhosis have great adverse influence on patients, among which esophageal and gastric varices, portal vein thrombosis, and primary liver cancer might lead to low quality of life and even death. The rapid development of imaging technology provides an important reference for the diagnosis and prediction of the clinical end events of liver cirrhosis. The imaging methods based on ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, endoscopic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, multi-slice spiral CT angiography, digital subtraction angiography, and nuclear medicine examination provide great help for clinicians in the diagnosis and evaluation of the clinical end events of liver cirrhosis. However, different imaging techniques may have different features, and therefore, clinicians should use these techniques based on clinical needs.