Diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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Diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
UNLABELLED Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases in affluent countries. Accurate noninvasive tests for liver injury are urgently needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of transient elastography for the diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with NAFLD and to study factors associated with discordance between transient elast...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23312