liver disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chronic hepatitis, and cirrhosis. Performance status(ECOG) is 0 or 1.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The person who can not keep rest because of dementia. The person who is contraindicated to MRI. The person who merges a disease resulting in anasarca other than liver disease. The person during the pregnancy or with the possibility of the pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of the thoracic duct diameter which is measured by ultrasonography and MRI. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Examination of the correlation of thoracic duct diameter and portal hypertension. Examination of the correlation of the thoracic duct diameter and ascites. Examination of the correlation of the thoracic duct diameter and liver tissue. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Ehime University of Medicine Department of Gastroenterology and Metabology