Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Elastography for non-invasive evaluation of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B and C patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Medical Ultrasonography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-31

  Hu, Xiangdong ^a   Qiu, Lanyan ^a   Liu, Dong ^a   Qian, Linxue ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI); Chronic hepatitis B; Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatic fibrosis; Metaanalysis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATION FORCE IMPULSE IMAGING; AREA UNDER RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS B; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; META ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STUDIES OF DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY 2 TOOL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 85012004942     PISSN: 18444172     EISSN: 20668643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11152/mu-942     Document Type: Article

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