Open AccessShear wave elastography may be sensitive and more precise than transient elastography in predicting significant fibrosis
Author(s) -
Tiantian Yao,
Jing Pan,
Jinqin Qian,
Hao Cheng,
Yan Wang,
Guiqiang Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3730
Subject(s) - medicine , transient elastography , fibrosis , liver biopsy , gastroenterology , hepatic fibrosis , elastography , biopsy , liver fibrosis , pathology , ultrasound , radiology
Noninvasive measurements including transient elastography (TE) and two-dimensional shear wave elastography (SWE) have been used clinically instead of liver biopsy for regular assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.