Elastography for Detecting Hepatic Fibrosis: Options and Considerations

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Talwalkar, Jayant A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

BODY MASS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46049099354     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.038     Document Type: Editorial

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