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Update of liver fibrosis and steatosis with transient elastography (Fibroscan)

Background: Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis is now almost indispensable in most of the chronic liver diseases in order to determine prognosis and need for treatment, and to monitor disease progression and response to treatment. Liver biopsy is limited by its invasiveness and patient accep...

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Autor principal: Wong, Grace Lai-Hung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2013
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3941434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24759663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/got007