Liver stiffness measurements by means of supersonic shear imaging in patients without known liver pathology

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1362-1367

  Sirli, Roxana ^a   Bota, Simona ^a   Sporea, Ioan ^a   Jurchis, Ana ^a   Popescu, Alina ^a   Gradinaru Tascǎu, Oana ^a   Szilaski, Milana ^a  

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

Author keywords

Elastography; Liver fibrosis; Liver stiffness; Normal patients; Supersonic shear imaging

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

ELASTOGRAPHY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; NORMAL PATIENTS; SUPERSONIC SHEAR IMAGING;

MEASUREMENTS;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPH; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY PARAMETERS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERSONIC SHEAR IMAGING;

EID: 84880034984     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: 1879291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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