Factors That Could Impact on Liver Fibrosis Staging by Transient Elastography

Transient elastography (TE) based on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is one of the most validated noninvasive methods for liver fibrosis staging in patients with chronic liver diseases. This method is painless, has no potential complications, is rapid (<10 min), and can be performed at the pati...

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Main Authors: Hugo Perazzo, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Chris Hyde, Rodolfo Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/624596