The usefulnes of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Elastography (ARFI) for evaluation of liver fibrosis – large monocentric experience
I Sporea, S Bota, R Sirli, A Popescu, M Danila, A Jurchis, O Gradinaru-Tascau, A Martie · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: To assess the value of liver stiffness (LS) measurements by means of ARFI as a predictive factor for the severity of fibrosis. Methods: Our study included 1150 subjects with an median age of 55 years (18 – 87): 652 patients (56.7%) diagnosed with liver cirrhosis by clinical, ultrasound, endoscopy criteria; 244 subjects (21.2%) without known liver disease, 133 patients (11.6%) with chronic hepatitis C in whom liver biopsy (LB) was performed, 72 chronic hepatitis B patients (6.3%) with LB and 49 patients (4.2%) with non-cirrhotic ascites. Ten LS valid ARFI measurements were performed in each subject and a…
