The role of transient elastography in patients with hepatitis B viral disease

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Fraquelli, Mirella ^a   Branchi, Federica ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Fibroscan; HBV inactive carriers; Liver surface nodularity; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; VIRUS CARRIER;

CARRIER STATE; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 78650634916     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(10)60689-5     Document Type: Article

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