Transient elastography: A new noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1705-1713

  Sandrin, Laurent ^a,d   Fourquet, Bertrand ^a   Hasquenoph, Jean Michel ^a   Yon, Sylvain ^a   Fournier, Céline ^a   Mal, Frédéric ^b,c   Christidis, Christos ^b,c   Ziol, Marianne ^b   Poulet, Bruno ^b   Kazemi, Farad ^b   Beaugrand, Michel ^b   Palau, Robert ^c  

^a Echosens   (France)

^b HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^c INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^d Hopscotch Bldg   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatic fibrosis; Liver stiffness; One dimensional transient elastography; Quantitative palpation; Shear elasticity probe; Shear wave

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CORRELATION METHODS; ELASTIC WAVES; ELASTICITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

ELASTOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER EXAMINATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

EID: 9144249563     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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