Diagnosis of Fibrosis and Cirrhosis Using Liver Stiffness Measurement in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Wai‐Sun Wong, Vincent; Vergniol, Julien; Lai‐Hung Wong, Grace; Foucher, Juliette; Lik‐Yuen Chan, Henry; Le Bail, Brigitte; Cheung‐Lung Choi, Paul; Kowo, Mathurin; W.H. Chan, Anthony; Merrouche, Wassil; J.�Y. Sung, Joseph; de Lédinghen, Victor

doi:10.1002/hep.23312

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Diagnosis of Fibrosis and Cirrhosis Using Liver Stiffness Measurement in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Published in Hepatology • Sep 9, 2009

Authors:

Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong

Julien Vergniol

Grace Lai‐Hung Wong

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases in affluent countries. Accurate noninvasive tests for liver injury are urgently needed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of transient elastography for the diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhos...

Subject

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Cirrhosis

Medicine

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