The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations

BACKGROUND: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using transient elastography is widely used in the management of patients with chronic liver disease.

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Main Authors: Jack XQ Pang, Faruq Pradhan, Scott Zimmer, Sophia Niu, Pam Crotty, Jenna Tracey, Christopher Schneider, Steven J Heitman, Gilaad G Kaplan, Mark G Swain, Robert P Myers
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/952684
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Robert P Myers
The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
title The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
title_full The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
title_fullStr The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
title_full_unstemmed The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
title_short The Feasibility and Reliability of Transient Elastography Using Fibroscan®: A Practice Audit of 2335 Examinations
title_sort feasibility and reliability of transient elastography using fibroscan r a practice audit of 2335 examinations
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/952684
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