The optimal cut-off for predicting large oesophageal varices using transient elastography is disease specific

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Pritchett, S ^a   Cardenas, Andres ^b   Manning, D ^c   Curry, M ^c   Afdhal, Nezam H ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Fibroscan; Liver fibrosis; Oesophageal varices; Portal hypertension; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952662093     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01375.x     Document Type: Article

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