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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268121001290 |