Body mass index and liver stiffness affect accuracy of ultrasonography in detecting steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis c virus genotype 1 infection

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 878-884.e1

  Macaluso, Fabio Salvatore ^a   Maida, Marcello ^a   Cammà, Calogero ^a   Cabibi, Daniela ^a   Alessi, Nicola ^a   Cabibbo, Giuseppe ^a   Di Marco, Vito ^a   Craxì, Antonio ^a   Petta, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

BLEP; Cirrhosis; Evaluation; Fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECHOGRAPH; ECHOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER STIFFNESS; LIVER STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RIGIDITY; SCHEUER SCORING SYSTEM; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; AGED; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; CLASSIFICATION; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELASTICITY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84899116700     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15427714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.09.059     Document Type: Article

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