Does Supersonic Shear Wave Elastography Help Differentiate Biliary Atresia from Other Causes of Cholestatic Hepatitis in Infants Less than 90 Days Old? Compared with Grey-Scale US
Purpose. To investigate the diagnostic performance of shear wave elastography (SWE) for measuring liver stiffness to identify and differentiate biliary atresia (BA) from cholestatic hepatitis in infants younger than 90 days. Methods. A total of 138 infants younger than 90 days with cholestatic hepat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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| Series: | BioMed Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9036362 |