P-67 ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF LIVER FIBROSIS

Introduction: Transient elastography (TE) is a non-invasive method for the evaluation of liver fibrosis. Up to 20% of measurements fail, possibly due to the choice of probe position. Objectives: To evaluate the use of ultrasound as a position guide (UPG) prior to TE to improve the measurement of liv...

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Main Authors: Juan Francisco Rozas, Katherine González, Luis Salazar, Máximo Cattaneo, Juan Pablo Roblero, Alvaro Urzúa, Alexandra Sandoval, Jaime Poniachik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268121001290