Is transient elastography inaccurate in chronic hepatitis B and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 497-

  Wong, Grace Lai Hung ^a   Wong, Vincent Wai Sun ^a   Chan, Henry Lik Yuen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 79960463506     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.035     Document Type: Letter

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