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SUBMITTER: Kennedy P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831316 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kennedy Paul P Kennedy Paul P Wagner Mathilde M Castéra Laurent L Hong Cheng William CW Johnson Curtis L CL Sirlin Claude B CB Taouli Bachir B
Radiology 20180301 3
Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately, cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver fibrosis, thus liver fibrosis staging is clinically relevant. Traditionally, liver biopsy has been the method of choice for fibrosis evaluation. Because of liver biopsy limitations, noninvasive methods have become a key research interest in the field. Elastography enables the noninvasive measurement of tissue mech ...[more]