Concordance in a world without a gold standard: a new non-invasive methodology for improving accuracy of fibrosis markers.

BACKGROUND: Assessing liver fibrosis is traditionally performed by biopsy, an imperfect gold standard. Non-invasive techniques, liver stiffness measurements (LSM) and biomarkers [FibroTest(R) (FT)], are widely used in countries where they are available. The aim was to identify factors associated wit...

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Main Authors:	Thierry Poynard, Patrick Ingiliz, Laure Elkrief, Mona Munteanu, Pascal Lebray, Rachel Morra, Djamila Messous, Francoise Imbert Bismut, Dominique Roulot, Yves Benhamou, Dominique Thabut, Vlad Ratziu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2586659?pdf=render

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Concordance in a world without a gold standard: a new non-invasive methodology for improving accuracy of fibrosis markers.

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