Non-invasive diagnosis of hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 445-459

  Lee, Sangheun ^a   Kim, Do Young ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging; Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; Chronic hepatitis B; Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; FibroTest; Hepatitis B virus; Liver stiffness measurement; Magnetic resonance elastography; Real time elastography; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; ARTICLE; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REAL TIME ELASTOGRAPHY; RIGIDITY; BIOPSY; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIROLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84892847469     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i2.445     Document Type: Article

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