Factors Which Influence the Accuracy of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Elastography for the Diagnosis of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-412

  Bota, Simona ^a   Sporea, Ioan ^a   Sirli, Roxana ^a   Popescu, Alina ^a   Jurchis, Ana ^a  

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

Author keywords

ARFI elastography; Chronic hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis; Liver stiffness

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; STIFFNESS;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE; ASPARTATES; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; INTER QUARTILE RANGES; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEMS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE ELASTOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPH; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAVIR SCORING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84873527067     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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