Applicability and accuracy improvement of transient elastography using the M and XL probes by experienced operators

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 297-306

  Carrion J A ^a   Puigvehi M ^a   Coll, S ^a   Garcia Retortillo, M ^a   Canete N ^a   Fernandez R ^a   Marquez C ^a   Gimenez M D ^a   Garcia, M ^a   Bory, F ^a   Sola R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

fibrosis; liver; noninvasive; stiffness

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTOGRAPH; ELASTOGRAPHY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT; M PROBE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OPERATOR; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; XL PROBE; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923078071     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12296     Document Type: Article

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