Factors associated with the impossibility to obtain reliable liver stiffness measurements by means of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) elastography - Analysis of a cohort of 1031 subjects

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 268-272

  Bota, Simona ^a   Sporea, Ioan ^a,b   Sirli, Roxana ^a,b   Popescu, Alina ^a,b   Danila, Mirela ^a,b   Jurchis, Ana ^a,b   Gradinaru Tascau, Oana ^a,b  

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

^b University of Medicine and Pharmacy ^*  (Romania)

Author keywords

ARFI elastography; Failed measurements; Liver fibrosis; Liver stiffness; Reliable measurements; Unreliable measurements

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE ELASTOGRAPHY; ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ARFI ELASTOGRAPHY; FAILED MEASUREMENTS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS; RELIABLE MEASUREMENTS; UNRELIABLE MEASUREMENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892611664     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.11.019     Document Type: Article

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