Doppler ultrasound in liver cirrhosis: correlation of hepatic artery and portal vein measurements with model for end-stage liver disease score in Egypt

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 The presence of ascites and correlation with MELD and other Hepatic Doppler parameters

		Ascites		Test value•	P-Value	Sig.
		No	Yes
		No. = 56	No. = 44
MELD Score	Median (IQR)	10.5 (9 – 12.5)	15.5 (13 – 23)	-6.239	0.000	HS
MELD Score	Range	6 – 25	10 – 30	-6.239	0.000	HS
Hepatic Artery Velocity	Median (IQR)	70 (50 – 90)	100 (75 – 140)	-3.920	0.000	HS
Hepatic Artery Velocity	Range	20 – 210	40 – 240	-3.920	0.000	HS
Hepatic Arterial Resistive Index	Median (IQR)	0.66 (0.6 – 0.7)	0.65 (0.6 – 0.7)	-0.515	0.607	NS
Hepatic Arterial Resistive Index	Range	0.35 – 0.87	0.06 – 0.81	-0.515	0.607	NS
Peak Velocity of Portal Vein	Median (IQR)	19 (16.0 – 20.5)	19 (17.5 – 25.0)	-1.829	0.067	NS
Peak Velocity of Portal Vein	Range	7 – 31	6 – 41	-1.829	0.067	NS

P > 0.05 non-significant (NS), P < 0.05 significant (S), P < 0.01 highly significant (HS), • independent t test, • Mann-Whitney test