Factors that influence the correlation of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography with liver fibrosis

Medical Ultrasonography

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Bota, Simona ^a   Sporea, Ioan ^a   Şirli, Roxana ^a   Popescu, Alina ^a   Dǎnilǎ, Mirela ^a   Şendroiu, Mǎdǎlina ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography; Interquartile range interval; Liver fibrosis; Success rate

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE ELASTOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOPSY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052737747     PISSN: 18444172     EISSN: 20668643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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