Diagnostic Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Detecting Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Introduction: Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), measured by transient elastography, has been suggested as a noninvasive method for the detection and quantification of steatosis. We aimed to assess the accuracy of CAP to detect steatosis in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) compared wit...

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Main Author: Andrade,Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues,Susana (author), Rodrigues-Pinto,Eduardo (author), Gaspar,Rui (author), Lopes,Joanne (author), Lopes,Susana (author), Macedo,Guilherme (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Controlled attenuation parameter
Transient elastography
Steatosis
Chronic liver disease
Liver biopsy
Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452017000400002
Country:Portugal
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