Comparison of transient elastography and acoustic radiation force impulse for non-invasive staging of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2112-2120

  Rizzo, L ^a   Calvaruso, Vincenza ^b   Cacopardo, B ^a   Alessi, N ^b   Attanasio, M ^b   Petta, S ^b   Fatuzzo, F ^a   Montineri, A ^a   Mazzola, A ^b   L'Abbate, L ^b   Nunnari, G ^a   Bronte, F ^b   Di Marco, V ^b   Craxi A ^b   Camma C ^b  

^a GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STAGING; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; COHORT STUDIES; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; ROC CURVE;

EID: 82955233891     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.341     Document Type: Article

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