Open AccessValue of acoustic radiation force impulse elastography for the assessment of ascites syndrome
Author(s) -
Simona Bota
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v3.i8.205
Subject(s) - ascites , medicine , cirrhosis , context (archaeology) , elastography , radiology , etiology , gastroenterology , ultrasound , paleontology , biology
To assess the feasibility of performing acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography in patients with ascites and its predictive value for the cirrhotic or non-cirrhotic etiology of ascites.