Transient elastography (FibroScan) in patients with cystic fibrosis
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Update of liver fibrosis and steatosis with transient elastography (Fibroscan)
BACKGROUND Assessment of liver fibrosis and steatosis is now almost indispensable in most of the chronic liver diseases in order to determine prognosis and need for treatment, and to monitor disease progression and response to treatment. Liver biopsy is limited by its invasiveness and patient acceptability. Transient elastography (TE; Fibroscan) is a non-invasive tool with satisfactory accuracy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1569-1993
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(08)60315-x