Liver Stiffness Assessed by Shear Wave Elastography Predicts Postoperative Liver Failure in Patients...
Liver Stiffness Assessed by Shear Wave Elastography Predicts Postoperative Liver Failure in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Shen, Yinghao , Zhou, Chenhao , Zhu, Guodong , Shi, Guoming , Zhu, Xiaodong , Huang, Cheng , Zhou, Jian , Fan, Jia , Ding, Hong , Ren, Ning and Sun, Hui-Chuan
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New York: Springer US
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English
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New York: Springer US
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Background
Cirrhosis increases a patient’s risk of developing postoperative liver failure (PLF). Liver stiffness (LS), assessed by two-dimensional shear wave elastography (SWE), indicates liver fibrosis with high accuracy. Whether LS is superior to portal hypertension (PHT) in predicting PLF remains to be studied.
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The study enrolle...
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Liver Stiffness Assessed by Shear Wave Elastography Predicts Postoperative Liver Failure in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1932303453
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1932303453
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1091-255X
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1873-4626
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10.1007/s11605-017-3443-9
