Open AccessCOMPARISON OF SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY (SUPERSONIC) WITH LIVER BIOPSY IN A COHORT OF PATIENTS IN A COUNTRY OF MEDIUM-INCOME: OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
Author(s) -
Jhon Edison Prieto Ortíz,
Santiago Sánchez Pardo,
Robin Germán Prieto Ortíz,
Nathaly GarzónOrjuela,
James S. Ford,
Javier Eslava Schmalbach
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.6816/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , cohort , supersonic speed , shear (geology) , liver biopsy , cohort study , biopsy , elastography , radiology , ultrasound , mechanics , composite material , physics , materials science
shear-wave elastography is a non-invasive diagnostic test that calculates the degree of liver fibrosis by measuring liver elasticity. This technique was recently introduced in Colombia. Thus, cutoff points delineating the change between fibrosis stages (using the Metavir scale) have not been previously defined in our patient population.