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Table 2 Ultrasound signs of cirrhosis and portal hypertension

From: Possible use of 2D shear wave liver elastography in new-onset ascites evaluation

Ultrasound signs of cirrhosis and portal hypertension

Nodular liver surface

Blunt liver edge

Coarse echopattern

Left lobe/right lobe ratio > 1.30

Caudate lobe/right lobe ratio ≥ 0.65

Reduction of the median segment of the left hepatic lobe

Splenomegaly

Visualisation of portosystemic collaterals