Feasibility of measuring spleen stiffness with MR elastography and splenic volume to predict hepatic fibrosis stage.

<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spleen stiffness value, splenic volume and the liver fibrosis stages.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This retrospective study was approved by the institutional review board of our institute. We enroll...

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Main Authors: Yi-Wen Cheng, Ya-Chien Chang, Yao-Li Chen, Ran-Chou Chen, Chen-Te Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217876