Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis: A comparison of ultrasound-based transient elastography and MR elastography in patients with viral hepatitis B and C

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 638-648

  Bohte, Anneloes E ^a   De Niet, Annikki ^a   Jansen, Louis ^a   Bipat, Shandra ^a   Nederveen, Aart J ^a   Verheij, Joanne ^a   Terpstra, Valeska ^b   Sinkus, Ralph ^c   Van Nieuwkerk, Karin M J ^d   De Knegt, Rob J ^e   Baak, Bert C ^f   Jansen, Peter L M ^a   Reesink, Henk W ^a   Stoker, Jaap ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elasticity imaging techniques; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAVIR SCORING SYSTEM; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOPSY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896718926     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-3046-0     Document Type: Article

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