Correlation between Endosonographic and Doppler Ultrasound Features of Portal Hypertension in Patients with Cirrhosis

Table 3

Correlation coefficient between the diameter of azygous vein/thickness of gastric wall and flow parameters examined in the patients with liver cirrhosis (𝑛=42).

feature	Coefficient for correlation	P value
Azygous vein diameter versus Vmin portal	0.085	0.62
Azygous vein diameter versus Vmax portal	0.170	0.32
Azygous vein diameter versus Tmax portal	0.162	0.34
Azygous vein diameter versus Vmin splenic	−0.026	0.88
Azygous vein diameter versus Vmax splenic	0.009	0.95
Azygous vein diameter versus Tmax splenic	0.022	0.89
Gastric wall thickness versus Vmin portal	0.030	0.85
Gastric wall thickness versus Vmax portal	−0.86	0.59
Gastric wall thickness versus Tmax portal	−0.49	0.76
Gastric wall thickness versus Vmin splenic	−0.202	0.20
Gastric wall thickness versus Vmax splenic	−0.163	0.31
Gastric wall thickness versus Tmax splenic	−0.129	0.43