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Diameters of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content> and its originating vein \u2013 the splenic vein (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content>) or portal vein (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PV<\/jats:styled-content>) \u2013 were measured on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MR<\/jats:styled-content> imaging. Statistical analyses were performed to identify the association of the diameters with the endoscopic grades.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Univariate analysis showed that the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content> was predominantly the originating vein of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content>, and diameters of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content> were associated with grades of esophageal varices. Diameters of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.023, odds ratio [<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OR<\/jats:styled-content>]\u2009=\u20091.583) and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.012, <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">OR<\/jats:styled-content>\u2009=\u20092.126) were independent risk factors of presence of the varices. Cut\u2010off <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content> diameters of 5.1\u2009mm, 5.9\u2009mm, 6.6\u2009mm, 7.1\u2009mm, 7.8\u2009mm and 5.8\u2009mm; or cut\u2010off <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content> diameters of 7.3\u2009mm, 7.9\u2009mm, 8.4\u2009mm, 9.5\u2009mm, 10.7\u2009mm and 8.3\u2009mm, could discriminate grades 0 from 1, 0 from 2, 0 from 3, 1 from 3, 2 from 3, and 0\u20131 from 2\u20133, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Diameters of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">LGV<\/jats:styled-content> and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">SV<\/jats:styled-content> are associated with endoscopic grades of esophageal 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