Pitfalls of Liver Stiffness Measurement: A 5-Year Prospective Study of 13,369 Examinations

Castéra, Laurent; Foucher, Juliette; Bernard, Pierre–Henri; Carvalho, Françoise; Allaix, Daniele; Merrouche, Wassil; Couzigou, Patrice; de Lédinghen, Victor

doi:10.1002/hep.23425

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Pitfalls of Liver Stiffness Measurement: A 5-Year Prospective Study of 13,369 Examinations

Published in Hepatology • Nov 9, 2009

Authors:

Laurent Castéra

Juliette Foucher

Pierre–Henri Bernard

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) based on transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) is gaining in popularity for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. However, LSM has limitations, which have not yet been thoroughly evaluated. We prospectively investigated the frequency and determinant...

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Medicine

Internal medicine

Nuclear medicine

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