Diagnostic Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Detecting Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease | Zendy

Patrícia Andrade | Zendy; Susana Rodrigues | Zendy; Eduardo RodriguesPinto | Zendy; Rui Gaspar | Zendy; Joanne Lopes | Zendy; Susana Lopes | Zendy; Guilherme Macedo | Zendy

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Detecting Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Author(s) -

Patrícia Andrade,

Susana Rodrigues,

Eduardo RodriguesPinto,

Rui Gaspar,

Joanne Lopes,

Susana Lopes,

Guilherme Macedo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

ge portuguese journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - Portuguese

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.321

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 2341-4545

pISSN - 2387-1954

DOI - 10.1159/000453364

Subject(s) - medicine , steatosis , transient elastography , gastroenterology , fatty liver , liver biopsy , chronic liver disease , histology , cirrhosis , endocrinology , biopsy , disease

Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), measured by transient elastography, has been suggested as a noninvasive method for the detection and quantification of steatosis. We aimed to assess the accuracy of CAP to detect steatosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) compared with liver histology and to evaluate factors that correlate with the CAP value.

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