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Real time shear wave elastography in chronic liver diseases: Accuracy for predicting liver fibrosis, in comparison with serum markers

Jae Yoon Jeong

World Journal of Gastroenterology · 2014 · 48 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

SWE showed a significant correlation with the severity of liver fibrosis and was useful and accurate to predict significant and advanced fibrosis, comparable with serum markers.

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