Sampling variability of transient elastography according to probe location

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 507-514

  Zelber Sagi, Shira ^a,b   Yeshua, Hanny ^a,c,d   Shlomai, Amir ^a   Blendis, Laurie ^a   Leshno, Moshe ^a,d   Levit, Stella ^a   Halpern, Zamir ^a,d   Oren, Ran ^a,d  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Discordance; heterogeneity; liver stiffness; noninvasive; probe location

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSDUCERS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 79955633421     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328346c0f7     Document Type: Article

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