Prevalence and factors associated with failure of liver stiffness measurement using FibroScan in a prospective study of 2114 examinations

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-412

  Foucher, Juliette ^a,b   Castéra, Laurent ^a,b   Bernard, Pierre Henri ^b   Adhoute, Xavier ^a   Laharie, David ^a   Bertet, Julien ^a   Couzigou, Patrice ^a   De Lédinghen, Victor ^a,c  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; FibroScan; Fibrosis; Hepatitis C; Liver biopsy; Liver stiffness

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER EXAMINATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OPERATOR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644521965     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200604000-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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