Liver fibrosis assessments using FibroScan, virtual-touch tissue quantification, the FIB-4 index, an...
Liver fibrosis assessments using FibroScan, virtual-touch tissue quantification, the FIB-4 index, and mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer levels compared with pathological findings of liver resection specimens in patients with hepatitis C infection
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Evaluation of fibrosis stage is important to monitor progression of liver disease and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While liver biopsy is the gold standard, the method is invasive and faces several limitations. The aim of this study was to determine correlations among METAVIR scores and FibroScan, Virtual-Touch tissue quantification (VTQ)...
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Liver fibrosis assessments using FibroScan, virtual-touch tissue quantification, the FIB-4 index, and mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer levels compared with pathological findings of liver resection specimens in patients with hepatitis C infection
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_95b09c707bce4c13b9a5ec29b897440c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_95b09c707bce4c13b9a5ec29b897440c
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1471-230X
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1471-230X
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10.1186/s12876-020-01459-w
