Impact of food intake, ultrasound transducer, breathing maneuvers and body position on acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastometry of the liver

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 380-385

  Goertz, R S ^a   Egger, C ^a   Neurath, M F ^a   Strobel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ARFI; liver; meal; position; Valsalva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMORBIDITY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCER; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EATING; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FASTING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864656527     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312816     Document Type: Article

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