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SUBMITTER: Chen SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5008601 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Sheng-Hung SH Peng Cheng-Yuan CY Chiang I-Ping IP Lai Hsueh-Chou HC Lee Chiung-Ju CJ Su Wen-Pang WP Kao Jung-Ta JT Chuang Po-Heng PH
Medicine 20160801 35
Few studies have compared the distinct hepatic collagen morphometrics of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and chronic hepatitis C (CHC). This study compared the discrepancies between CHB and CHC in liver fibrosis (F) quantification by using the collagen proportionate area (CPA) and liver stiffness (LS) measured with shear wave velocity (SWV).This study enrolled 274 eligible consecutive patients diagnosed with CHB (n = 137) or CHC (n = 137). Their ages ranged from 20 to 80 years (median = 50). In total, ...[more]