Accuracy of transient elastography in assessing liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis: A multicentre, retrospective study

Liver International

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2246-2255

  Seo, Yeon Seok ^a   Kim, Moon Young ^b   Kim, Seung Up ^c   Hyun, Bae Si ^d   Jang, Jae Young ^e   Lee, Jin Woo ^f   Lee, Jung Il ^c   Suh, Sang Jun ^g   Park, Soo Young ^h   Park, Hana ⁱ   Jung, Eun Uk ^j   Kim, Byung Seok ^k   Kim, In Hee ^l   Lee, Tae Hee ^m   Um, Soon Ho ^a   Han, Kwang Hyub ^c   Kim, Sang Gyune ^e   Paik, Soon Koo ^c   Choi, Jong Young ^d   Jeong, Soung Won ^e   Jin, Young Joo ^f   Lee, Kwan Sik ^c   Yim, Hyung Joon ^g   Tak, Won Young ^h   Hwang, Seong Gyu ⁱ   Lee, Youn Jae ^j   Lee, Chang Hyeong ^k   Kim, Dae Ghon ^l   Kang, Young Woo ^m   Kim, Young Seok ^e   more..

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^f Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

ⁱ CHA University   (South Korea)

^j Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^k Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^l Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^m Konyang University   (South Korea)

more..

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Cirrhosis; Fibroscan; Liver fibrosis; Liver stiffness; Performance; Transient elastography

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; SERUM ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BATTS AND LUDWIG SCORING SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KOREAN (PEOPLE); LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLATELET RATIO INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; HEPATITIS B; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BIOMARKERS; BIOPSY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84942373180     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12808     Document Type: Article

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