Non-invasive evaluation method of the liver fibrosis using Real-time tissue elastograpy - Usefulness of judgment liver fibrosis stage by Liver fibrosis index (LF index)

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 539-541

  Fujimoto, Kenji ^a   Kato, Michio ^a   Tonomura, Akiko ^h   Yada, Norihisa ^c   Tatsumi, Chie ^c   Oshita, Masahide ^f   Wada, Shigeo ^g   Ueshima, Kazuomi ^c   Ishida, Tetsushi ^e   Furuta, Tomoko ^a   Yamasaki, Masaru ^e   Tsujimoto, Masahiko ^f   Motoki, Mitsuru ^h   Mitake, Tsuyoshi ^h   Kim, Shigehiro ^a   Yamamoto, Keiji ^a   Shiina, Tsuyoshi ^d   Kudo, Masatoshi ^c   Hayashi, Norio ^b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

^c KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e Kaizuka City Hospital   (Japan)

^f OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Wada Internal Medicine Clinic   (Japan)

^h HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

LF Index; Liver fibrosis index; Real time tissue elastography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATOBILIARY PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; REAL TIME TISSUE ELASTOGRAPHY; STAGING;

EID: 78049397472     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.51.539     Document Type: Article

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