The frequency and determinants of liver stiffness measurement failure: a retrospective study of "real-life" 38,464 examinations.

To investigate the frequency and determinants of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) failure by means of FibroScan in "real-life" Chinese patients.A total of 38,464 "real-life" Chinese patients in 302 military hospital of China through the whole year of 2013, including asymptomatic...

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Main Authors: Dong Ji, Qing Shao, Ping Han, Fan Li, Bing Li, Hong Zang, Xiaoxia Niu, Zhongbin Li, Shaojie Xin, Guofeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4133303?pdf=render