Diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional shear wave elastography for the non-invasive staging of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B: a cohort study with internal validation

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2572-2581

  Zeng, Jie ^a   Liu, Guang Jian ^b   Huang, Ze Ping ^a   Zheng, Jian ^a   Wu, Tao ^a   Zheng, Rong Qin ^a   Lu, Ming De ^c  

^a THE THIRD AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SIXTH AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elasticity imaging techniques; Hepatitis B; Sensitivity and specificity; Staging; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; COMPLICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930242087     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3292-9     Document Type: Article

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