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Early detection in routine clinical practice of cirrhosis and oesophageal varices in chronic hepatitis C: Comparison of transient elastography (FibroScan) with standard laboratory tests and non-invasive scores

Laurent Castéra, Brigitte Le Bail, Françoise Roudot‐Thoraval, Pierre–Henri Bernard, Juliette Foucher, Wassil Merrouche, Patrice Couzigou, Victor de Lédinghen

Journal of Hepatology · 2008 · 384 citations · 39 references

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A Simple Noninvasive Index Can Predict Both Significant Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C

Chun‐Tao Wai, Joel K. Greenson, Robert J. Fontana et al. · Hepatology · 2003 · 4.4K citations · Full text

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Transient elastography: a new noninvasive method for assessment of hepatic fibrosis

Laurent Sandrin, Bertrand Fourquet, Jean-Michel Hasquenoph et al. · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 2003 · 2.7K citations

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Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI, and liver biopsy for the assessment of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Laurent Castéra, Julien Vergniol, Juliette Foucher et al. · Gastroenterology · 2005 · 2.5K citations

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Sampling Variability of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C

Pierre Bédossa, Delphine Dargère, Valérie Paradis · Hepatology · 2003 · 2.2K citations

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Sampling error and intraobserver variation in liver biopsy in patients with chronic HCV infection

Arie Regev, Mariana Berho, Lennox J. Jeffers et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2002 · 2.1K citations

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