Spleen and Liver Stiffness Evaluation by ARFI Imaging: A Reliable Tool for a Short-Term Monitoring of Portal Hypertension?
Table 1
General characteristics of the patients included in the study (BMI = body mass index; MELD = model for end-stage liver disease; ASH = alcoholic steatohepatitis; AICH = autoimmune-cholestatic hepatopathy; NASH = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; HVPG = hepatic venous pressure gradient; LSM = liver stiffness measurement; SSM = spleen stiffness measurement).