Diagnostic power of fibroscan in predicting liver fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2048-2049

  Alisi, Anna ^a   Pinzani, Massimo ^b   Nobili, Valerio ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FATTY LIVER; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 73149122951     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23345     Document Type: Letter

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