Open AccessNon-invasive evaluation of liver stiffness after splenectomy in rabbits with CCl4-induced liver fibrosis
Author(s) -
Mingjun Wang,
Wenwu Ling,
Wang Hong,
Meng Kai Lü,
He Cai,
Bing Peng
Publication year - 2016
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.v22.i46.10166
Subject(s) - transient elastography , splenectomy , cirrhosis , medicine , fibrosis , liver fibrosis , hepatic fibrosis , liver function , pathology , gastroenterology , spleen
To investigate the diagnostic performance of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by elastography point quantification (ElastPQ) in animal models and determine the longitudinal changes in liver stiffness by ElastPQ after splenectomy at different stages of fibrosis.