Reliability of transient elastography for the detection of fibrosis in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and chronic viral hepatitis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-71

  Gaia, Silvia ^a   Carenzi, Silvia ^a   Barilli, Angela L ^a   Bugianesi, Elisabetta ^a   Smedile, Antonina ^a   Brunello, Franco ^a   Marzano, Alfredo ^a   Rizzetto, Mario ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibroscan; Liver fibrosis; NAFLD; Transient elastography; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649630014     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.06.022     Document Type: Article

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