Open AccessA new index for non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis
Author(s) -
Naohiro Ichino,
Keisuke Osakabe,
Toru Nishikawa,
Haruko Sugiyama,
Miyako Kato,
Shiho Kitahara,
Senju Hashimoto,
Naoto Kawabe,
Masao Harata,
Yoshifumi Nitta,
Michihito Murao,
Takuji Nakano,
Yuko Arima,
Hiroaki Shimazaki,
Kôji Suzuki,
Kentaro Yoshioka
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i38.4809
Subject(s) - receiver operating characteristic , medicine , liver fibrosis , fibrosis , liver biopsy , prothrombin time , index (typography) , gastroenterology , hepatic fibrosis , stiffness , biopsy , materials science , world wide web , computer science , composite material
To construct and evaluate a new non-invasive fibrosis index for assessment of the stage of liver fibrosis.