Concepedia

Liver stiffness measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse is useful in predicting the presence of esophageal varices or high-risk esophageal varices among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis

Naoki Morishita, Naoki Hiramatsu, Tsugiko Oze, Naoki Harada, Ryoko Yamada, Masanori Miyazaki, Takayuki Yakushijin, Takuya Miyagi, Yuichi Yoshida, Tomohide Tatsumi,

Journal of Gastroenterology · 2013 · 60 citations · 33 references

Concepts

MedicineInternal MedicineHepatologyUltrasonographyUltrasoundAbdominal UltrasonographyAbdominal UltrasoundCirrhosisDiagnostic UltrasonographyElastographyViral HepatitisAcoustic Radiation ForceAcoustic Radiation Force Impulse ImagingLiver Disease Risk AssessmentLiver ElastographyStiffness MeasurementTissue Stiffness MeasurementUltrasonography Of The LiverVariceal Screening

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery +16

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Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pathology +17

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine +17

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pathology +17

Prediction of the First Variceal Hemorrhage in Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver and Esophageal Varices

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Medicine, Hematology, Internal Medicine +17