Comparison of Liver Biopsy and Transient Elastography based on Clinical Relevance
Author(s) -
Ryota Masuzaki,
Ryosuke Tateishi,
Haruhiko Yoshida,
Eriko Goto,
Takahisa Sato,
Takamasa Ohki,
Tadashi Goto,
Hideo Yoshida,
Fumihiko Kanai,
Yosuke Sugioka,
Hitoshi Ikeda,
Shuichiro Shiina,
Takao Kawabe,
Masao Omata
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2008/306726
Subject(s) - transient elastography , liver biopsy , relevance (law) , transient (computer programming) , biopsy , clinical significance , medicine , elastography , radiology , pathology , computer science , political science , ultrasound , law , operating system
Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography has recently been validated for the evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. The present study focused on cases in which liver biopsy and LSM were discordant.
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