Elastic modulus measurements of human liver and correlation with pathology

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 467-474

  Yeh, Wen Chun ^a   Li, Pai Chi ^a   Jeng, Yung Ming ^b   Hsu, Hey Chi ^b   Kuo, Po Ling ^b   Li, Meng Lin ^a   Yang, Pei Ming ^b   Po, Huang Lee ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Elasticity; Fibrosis; Liver elastic properties; Liver pathology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

VIRAL HEPATITIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC ELASTICITY IMAGING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036283787     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00489-1     Document Type: Article

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