Diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan and comparison to liver fibrosis biomarkers in chronic viral hepatitis: A multicenter prospective study (the FIBROSTIC study)

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1013-1021

  Degos, Francoise ^a   Perez, Paul ^b   Roche, Bruno ^c   Mahmoudi, Amel ^d   Asselineau, Julien ^b   Voitot, Hélne ^a   Bedossa, Pierre ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^d HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Chronic hepatitis C; Liver biopsy; Liver fibrosis non invasive tests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78049485434     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.05.035     Document Type: Article

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