Diagnosing native liver fibrosis and esophageal varices using liver and spleen stiffness measurements in biliary atresia: a pilot study.

Background: Biliary atresia commonly leads to liver fibrosis and cirrhotic complications, including esophageal varices.Objective: To evaluate liver and spleen stiffness measurements using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for diagnosing grade of liver fibrosis and predicting the presen...

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Published in:	Pediatric Radiology Vol. 46; no. 10; pp. 1409 - 1418
Main Authors:	Tomita, Hirofumi, Ohkuma, Kiyoshi, Masugi, Yohei, Hosoe, Naoki, Hoshino, Ken, Fuchimoto, Yasushi, Fujino, Akihiro, Shimizu, Takahiro, Kato, Mototoshi, Fujimura, Takumi, Ishihama, Hideo, Takahashi, Nobuhiro, Tanami, Yutaka, Ebinuma, Hirotoshi, Saito, Hidetsugu, Sakamoto, Michiie, Nakano, Miwako, Kuroda, Tatsuo
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2016
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost