Title: A sequential predictive algorithm combining APRI and transient elastography for diagnosing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C
Abstract: Background and aims. In the search for non-invasive diagnostic tools for hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C, transient elastography (TE) has gained popularity. It, in fact, measures liver stiffness as marker for hepatic fibrosis and could therefore be applied to the selection of the best candidates for further investigations with liver biopsy. We assessed the diagnostic performance of TE in a sequential algorithm with the AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) and liver biopsy in the evolution of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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