The usefulness of Transient Elastography for the evaluation of subjects chronically infected with hepatitis B virus
I Sporea, R Sirli, S Bota, A Deleanu, I Dan, A Popescu, A Jurchis, M Ardelean, N Cornu, M Danila · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2013 · Heft 10
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Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of Transient Elastography (TE) for the evaluation of subjects chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Methods: Our study included 604 successive patients chronically infected with HBV, evaluated in our Department between June 2007-December 2012 (293 HBV non-replicative carriers, 217 patients with chronic hepatitis B evaluated by liver biopsy -LB, and 94 patients with liver cirrhosis diagnosed by means of biological, clinical, ultrasonographic and/or endoscopic criteria). In each patient we performed liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) by using a FibroScan device (Ec…