Open AccessTransient elastography: A non-invasive tool for assessing liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV patients
Author(s) -
Valentina Li Vecchi
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.i41.5225
Subject(s) - transient elastography , medicine , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , gastroenterology , coinfection , viral load , liver biopsy , viremia , fibrosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , virus , liver fibrosis , biopsy
To assess the prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis (ALF) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV patients using transient elastography, and to identify factors associated with ALF.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom