Transient elastography for liver fibrosis diagnosis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-342

  Andersen, Ellen Sloth ^a   Christensen, Peer Brehm ^b   Weis, Nina ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; FibroScan; Fibrosis; Transient elastography; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ELASTOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 67349099868     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.09.020     Document Type: Review

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