Transient Elastography-Based Liver Profiles in a Hospital-Based Pediatric Population in Japan.

Transient Elastography-Based Liver Profiles in a Hospital-Based Pediatric Population in Japan.

The utility of transient elastography (FibroScan) is well studied in adults but not in children. We sought to assess the feasibility of performing FibroScans and the characteristics of FibroScan-based liver profiles in Japanese obese and non-obese children.FibroScan examinations were performed in pe...

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Main Authors: Yuki Cho, Daisuke Tokuhara, Hiroyasu Morikawa, Yuko Kuwae, Eri Hayashi, Masakazu Hirose, Takashi Hamazaki, Akemi Tanaka, Tomoyuki Kawamura, Norifumi Kawada, Haruo Shintaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4580651?pdf=render

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