Transient Elastography in Canada: Current State and Future Directions
Author(s) -
Mohammed Aljawad,
Sanjeev Sirpal,
Eric M. Yoshida,
Natasha Chandok
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 2291-2797
pISSN - 2291-2789
DOI - 10.1155/2015/672853
Subject(s) - medicine , transient elastography , mandate , test (biology) , health care , purchasing , family medicine , medical physics , marketing , liver fibrosis , business , paleontology , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , political science , law , economics , biology , economic growth
Transient elastography (TE) is a safe and effective technology to noninvasively assess hepatic fibrosis in patients with numerous liver conditions. TE is not readily available to all Canadians, and data regarding how this technology is incorporated into clinical practice are lacking.
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