Longitudinal liver stiffness assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy.

Longitudinal liver stiffness assessment in patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver stiffness (LS) measurement by means of transient elastography (TE) is accurate to predict fibrosis stage. The effect of antiviral treatment and virologic response on LS was assessed and compared with untreated patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). METHODS: TE was performed...

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Main Authors: Stella M Martinez, Juliette Foucher, Jean-Marc Combis, Sophie Métivier, Maurizia Brunetto, Dominique Capron, Marc Bourlière, Jean-Pierre Bronowicki, Thong Dao, Marianne Maynard-Muet, Damien Lucidarme, Wassil Merrouche, Xavier Forns, Victor de Lédinghen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3474716?pdf=render

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