Multiparametric ultrasound for the prediction of the short-term outcome after esophageal varices band ligation

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2025; 31(40): 111406
Published online Oct 28, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i40.111406

Table 2 Longitudinal changes of ultrasound parameters in patients with (responders) and without (non-responders) varices eradication

	Responders (n = 28)	Non-responders (n = 13)	P value
ΔMELD	-0.39 ± 1.26	0.23 ± 0.73	0.053
Δ spleen size	-0.00 ± 0.69	0.12 ± 0.44	0.481
ΔSA RI	-0.037 ± 0.12	0.069 ± 0.15	0.033
ΔLRA RI	-0.040 ± 0.13	0.046 ± 0.12	0.048
ΔRRA RI	-0.043 ± 0.12	0.054 ± 0.11	0.017
ΔSMA RI	0.005 ± 0.14	0.012 ± 0.05	0.829
ΔHA RI	0.284 ± 1.71	0.026 ± 0.12	0.434
ΔPVV	1.76 ± 5.53	1.05 ± 4.95	0.687
ΔPVD	-0.30 ± 0.73	0.15 ± 0.55	0.036
ΔDI	0.02 ± 0.15	-0.18 ± 0.43	0.132
ΔLSM	-0.87 ± 8.03	-1.30 ± 4.81	0.836
ΔSSM	-4.63 ± 6.71	0.74 ± 6.12	0.018
LP Δ meanLin	89.80 (203.31)	-195.41 (236.54)	0.000004
LP ΔPE	207.71 (492.36)	-564.87 (817.97)	0.000002
LP ΔWiR 1	56.60 (115.09)	-126.34 (1130.23)	0.000354
LP ΔmTT	-14.66 (131.99)	13.77 (142.85)	0.084885
LP Δ TTP 1	0.55 (4.40)	0.48 (2.41)	0.093950
LP Δ AUC	-3051.50 (37324.96)	-10844.24 (12302.78)	0.000065
PV Δ meanLin	498.29 (2348.79)	-85.14 (95.27)	0.000007
PV ΔPE	28.59 (279.21)	183.01 (209.36)	0.000147
PV ΔWiR 1	-5.70 (68.67)	-24.82 (42.41)	0.000354
PV ΔmTT	-50.22 (134.15)	1.88 (48.14)	0.034408
PV ΔTTP 1	-1.19 (6.78)	-0.30 (6.45)	0.022410
PE ΔAUC	2770.26 (12605.83)	-10155.34 (15630.37)	0.000052

Δ calculated variations between T1 and T0. MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; SA: Splenic artery; RI: Resistivity index; LRA: Left renal artery; RRA: Right renal artery; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; HA: Hepatic artery; PVV: Portal vein velocity; PVD: Portal vein diameter; DI: Damping index; LSM: Liver stiffness measurement; SSM: Spleen stiffness measurement; LP: Liver parenchyma; PE: Peak enhancement; WiR: Wash-in rate; mTT: Mean transit time; TTP: Time to peak; AUC: Area under the curve; PV: Portal vein; meanLin: Mean signal intensity.

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Citation: Ainora ME, Borriello R, Pecere S, Paratore M, Galasso L, Calvez V, Esposto G, Mignini I, Barbaro F, Del Vecchio LE, Ponziani FR, Annicchiarico BE, Garcovich M, Riccardi L, Pompili M, Spada C, Gasbarrini A, Zocco MA. Multiparametric ultrasound for the prediction of the short-term outcome after esophageal varices band ligation. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(40): 111406
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Ainora ME, Borriello R, Pecere S, Paratore M, Galasso L, Calvez V, Esposto G, Mignini I, Barbaro F, Del Vecchio LE, Ponziani FR, Annicchiarico BE, Garcovich M, Riccardi L, Pompili M, Spada C, Gasbarrini A, Zocco MA. Multiparametric ultrasound for the prediction of the short-term outcome after esophageal varices band ligation. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(40): 111406 [PMID: 41180996 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i40.111406]

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