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Noninvasive assessment of liver steatosis in children: the clinical value of controlled attenuation parameter

BACKGROUND: To assess the clinical validity of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis in a series of overweight or obese children by using the imperfect gold standard methodology. METHODS: Consecutive children referred to our institution for auxological evaluati...

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Autores principales: Ferraioli, Giovanna, Calcaterra, Valeria, Lissandrin, Raffaella, Guazzotti, Marinella, Maiocchi, Laura, Tinelli, Carmine, De Silvestri, Annalisa, Regalbuto, Corrado, Pelizzo, Gloria, Larizza, Daniela, Filice, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472948
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-017-0617-6