Transient elastography: A meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy in evaluation of portal hypertension in chronic liver disease

Liver International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-71

  Shi, Ke Qing ^a,b   Fan, Yu Chen ^c   Pan, Zhen Zhen ^a   Lin, Xian Feng ^a,b   Liu, Wen Yue ^a,b   Chen, Yong Ping ^a,b   Zheng, Ming Hua ^a,b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Portal hypertension; Sensitivity; Specificity; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PUBLISHING; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84870787018     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12003     Document Type: Article

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