Accuracy of Ultrasound Elastography and Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) in Ruling Out Cirrhosis in Obese Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Patients

Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of advanced liver disease in the USA. Liver biopsy, the gold standard diagnostic test for evaluating liver fibrosis, is associated with significant risk and expense. The accuracy of ultrasound elastography and Fibrosis-...

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Autores principales: Damjanovska, Sofi, Karb, Daniel B, Tripathi, Alok, Asirwatham, Jessica, Delozier, Sarah, Perez, Jaime A, Falck-Ytter, Yngve, Cohen, Stanley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9587692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36299964
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29445

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9587692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36299964
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29445

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