The value of transabdominal ultrasound for assessment of the severity of liver steatosis as compared to liver biopsy

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-495

  Sporea, Ioan ^a   Şirli, Roxana ^a   Başa, Elena ^a   Cornianu, Maria ^a   Popescu, Alina ^a   Dănilă, Mirela ^a   Focşa, Mircea ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

"Fatty liver"; Hepatic biopsy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 70349671505     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-009-0067-9     Document Type: Article

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