Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography for the noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 545-551

  Hanquinet, Sylviane ^a,d   Rougemont, Anne Laure ^a   Courvoisier, Delphine ^b,c   Rubbia Brandt, Laura ^a   McLin, Valérie ^a   Tempia, Michela ^a   Anooshiravani, Mehrak ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ARFI elastography; Child; Liver disease; Liver fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876693676     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-012-2595-8     Document Type: Article

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