Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs) – for basic diagnostics.
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Doppler sonography (ultrasound examination that can dynamically visualize fluid flows (especially blood flow)) of the portal vein and hepatic veins – to detect:
- Liver disease (portal hypertension; portal vein hypertension), liver cirrhosis (liver shrinkage)).
- Vascular liver disease (e.g., Budd-Chiari syndrome – thrombotic occlusion of the hepatic veins).
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen (abdominal CT) – for further diagnosis.
- Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen (abdominal MRI) – for further diagnostics.
