Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography compared with biopsy for evaluating hepatic fibrosis after liver transplantation: a cross-sectional diagnostic study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Biopsies are used after liver transplantation to evaluate fibrosis. This study aimed to evaluate the elasticity of transplanted livers by means of a non-invasive examination, acoustic radiation force imaging (ARFI) elastography, correlating the results with the histol...

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Main Author: Schmillevitch,Joel (author)
Other Authors: Chammas,Maria Cristina (author), Pugliese,Vincenzo (author), Abdala,Edson (author), Rizzon,Adriana Cortez (author), Alves,Venâncio (author), Carneiro,Luiz Augusto (author), Cerri,Giovanni (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Elasticity imaging techniques
Liver transplantation
Fibrosis
Liver cirrhosis
Ultrasonography
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802016000600513
Country:Brazil
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