Transient elastography and sonography for prediction of liver fibrosis in infants with biliary atresia

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 853-864

  Shin, Na Young ^a   Kim, Myung Joon ^a   Lee, Mi Jung ^a   Han, Seok Joo ^a   Koh, Hong ^a   Namgung, Ran ^a   Park, Young Nyun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Elastography; Fibrosis; Histology; Pediatric ultrasound; Sonography

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; LIVER; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PROBES; SURGERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

BILIARY ATRESIA; DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; NONINVASIVE METHODS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; BILIARY ATRESIA; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84899487210     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.5.853     Document Type: Article

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