Elastography in hepatology

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 839-842

  Abenavoli, Ludovico ^a,b   Corpechot, Christophe ^b   Poupon, Raoul ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

HCV; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver biopsy; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ASCITES; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149122802     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/621489     Document Type: Review

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