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Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI)--a new modality for the evaluation of liver fibrosis.

Ioan Sporea, Roxana Șirli, Alina Popescu, Mirela Danilă

PubMed · 2010 · 94 citations · 13 references

Abstract

LS measurements assessed by means of TE correlate better than those assessed by means of ARFI to the histological fibrosis in patients with HBV and HCV chronic hepatitis. Both methods have excellent predictive values for the presence of cirrhosis.

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Liver Fibrosis in Viral Hepatitis: Noninvasive Assessment with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging versus Transient Elastography

Mireen Friedrich‐Rust, K. Wunder, Susanne Kriener et al. · Radiology · 2009 · 620 citations

Assessment of biliary fibrosis by transient elastography in patients with PBC and PSC

Christophe Corpechot, Ahmed El Naggar, Armelle Poujol‐Robert et al. · Hepatology · 2006 · 440 citations · Full text

Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Masato Yoneda, Masato Yoneda, Hironori Mawatari et al. · Digestive and Liver Disease · 2007 · 421 citations

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Real-Time Elastography for Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Viral Hepatitis

Mireen Friedrich‐Rust, M.F. Ong, Eva Herrmann et al. · American Journal of Roentgenology · 2007 · 320 citations

Performance of a new elastographic method (ARFI technology) compared to unidimensional transient elastography in the noninvasive assessment of chronic hepatitis C. Preliminary results.

Monica Lupșor‐Platon, Radu Badea, Horia Ştefănescu et al. · PubMed · 2009 · 280 citations