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Clinical use of shear-wave elastography for detecting liver fibrosis in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
Author(s) -
Steven Levitte,
Lori W. Lee,
Jared Isaacson,
Evan J. Zucker,
Carlos Milla,
Richard A. Barth,
Zachary M. Sellers
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1432-1998
pISSN - 0301-0449
DOI - 10.1007/s00247-021-05015-w
Subject(s) - medicine , cirrhosis , elastography , neuroradiology , receiver operating characteristic , gastroenterology , magnetic resonance imaging , fibrosis , magnetic resonance elastography , transient elastography , cystic fibrosis , interventional radiology , ultrasound , liver fibrosis , radiology , nuclear medicine , neurology , psychiatry
Complications from liver cirrhosis are a leading cause of death in children with cystic fibrosis. Identifying children at risk for developing liver cirrhosis and halting its progression are critical to reducing liver-associated mortality.

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