How Many Valid Measurements Are Necessary to Assess Liver Fibrosis Using FibroScan® in Patients with Chronic Viral Hepatitis? An Analysis of Subjects with at Least 10 Valid Measurements

PURPOSE: Using FibroScan® to obtain a reliable liver stiffness measurement (LSM) may require more than 10 valid measurements (VMs), according to the manufacturer's recommendations. However, this requirement lacks scientific evidence in support thereof. We investigated the minimal number of VMs...

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Autores principales: Jang, Hui Won, Kim, Seung Up, Park, Jun Yong, Ahn, Sang Hoon, Han, Kwang-Hyub, Chon, Chae Yoon, Park, Young Nyun, Choi, Eun Hee, Kim, Do Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22318821
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.2.337

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3282979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22318821
http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2012.53.2.337

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