Elastography Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis B
Document Type
Article
Department
Imaging and Diagnostic Radiology (East Africa)
Abstract
Background: The presence and progression of hepatic (liver) fibrosis into cirrhosis is a prognostic variable having impact on survival in people with alcoholic liver disease. Transient elastography (TE) is a non-invasive method for assessing and staging hepatic fibrosis. Objectives: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of TE for diagnosis and staging hepatic fibrosis in people with alcoholic liver disease when compared with liver biopsy (LB). Selection Criteria: Diagnostic cohort and diagnostic case-control study designs that assessed hepatic fibrosis in participants with alcoholic liver disease with TE and LB, irrespective of language or publication status. Data Collection and Analysis: We followed the guidelines in the draft Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. Main Results: Five retrospective and nine prospective cohort studies with 834 participants provided data for the review …
Publication (Name of Journal)
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Recommended Citation
Vinayak, S.
(2017). Elastography Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis B. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 43, S150.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/eastafrica_fhs_mc_imaging_diagn_radiol/52