Ultrasonographic elastometry vs. blood tests for the diagnosis of cirrhosis: A Pyrrhic victory?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 228-229

  Calès, Paul ^a,b,c   Boursier, Jérôme ^a,b,c   Oberti, Frédéric ^a,b,c  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC ELASTOMETRY;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 67349093314     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.02.013     Document Type: Letter

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