Table 1 Esophageal varices are graded by CT according to the followings:
Varices | The largest diameter of varices (mm) |
|---|---|
Esophageal, paraesophageal, and gastric submucosal varices | |
Grade | |
0 |  < 2 |
1 | 2–2.9 |
2 | 3–6.9 |
3 |  ≥ 7 |
\(4^{a}\) |  ≥ 7 |
Gastric adventitial, splenic, mesenteric, retroperitoneal varices | |
Grade | |
0 |  < 3 |
1 | 3–4.9 |
2 | 5–9.9 |
3 |  ≥ 10 |
\(4^{a}\) |  ≥ 10 |