Optimal time for restoring the reliability of liver stiffness measurement in patients with chronic hepatitis B experiencing acute exacerbation

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 602-607

  Park, Hana ^a,b,c   Kim, Seung Up ^a,c   Kim, Darae ^a   Kim, Do Young ^a,c   Ahn, Sang Hoon ^a,c,d   Han, Kwang Hyub ^a,c,d   Chon, Chae Yoon ^a,c   Park, Jun Yong ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Centre   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

chronic hepatitis B; exacerbation; FibroScan; flare; liver stiffness measurement; transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; MALE; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863759152     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182582a31     Document Type: Article

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