Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2032225 | Advances in Medical Sciences | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Transient elastography has a better performance than ARFI, which has a lower sensitivity, in the diagnosis of severe stages of fibrosis. Also ARFI of the spleen is correlated with Ishak fibrosis staging, and could be a possible additional tool for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis.
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Authors
Francesca M. Trovato, Sebastiana Atzori, Giuseppe Musumeci, Vanessa Tooley, Heather Marcinkowski, Mary M.E. Crossey, Nimzing G. Ladep, Giuseppe F. Martines, Robert D. Goldin, Simon D. Taylor-Robinson,