Association between body mass index and liver stiffness measurement using transient elastography in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a hepatology clinic: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Transient elastography (TE) is an FDA approved, non-invasive tool to estimate liver stiffness measurement (LSM) in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Our aim was to analyze if body mass index (BMI) would predict the severity of liver stiffness using TE scores. METHO...

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Autores principales: Gopalakrishna, Harish, Fashanu, Oluwaseun E., Nair, Gayatri B., Ravendhran, Natarajan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9813648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36704647
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tgh-22-1

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