Noninvasive Evaluation of Portal Hypertension: Emerging Tools and Techniques

Figure 2

Schematic representation of the pathophysiology of portal hypertension with corresponding potential noninvasive markers. TE: transient elastography; MRI(E): magnetic resonance imaging (elastography); US: ultrasound; CECs: circulating endothelial cells; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; vWF: von Willebrand factor; ET-1: endothelin-1; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.