The effect of the respiratory cycle on liver stiffness values as measured by transient elastography

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 631-636

  Yun, M H ^a   Seo, Y S ^a   Kang, H S ^a   Lee, K G ^a   Kim, J H ^a   An, H ^a   Yim, H J ^a   Keum, B ^a   Jeen, Y T ^a   Lee, H S ^a   Chun, H J ^a   Um, S H ^a   Kim, C D ^a   Ryu, H S ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

expiration; FibroScan; inspiration; overestimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INHALATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960936015     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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