Liver stiffness assessed by transient elastography in patients with β thalassaemia major

Liver stiffness assessed by transient elastography in patients with β thalassaemia major

Rationale for the study. This cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted to investigate any difference in liver stiffness measurements (LSM), evaluated by transient elastography, between patients affected by β thalassaemia major, with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and healthy b...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Ferraioli, Raffaella Lissandrin, Carmine Tinelli, Luigia Scudeller, Federico Bonetti, Mabel Zicchetti, Filomena Longo, Mauro Murgia, Stefano Bernuzzi, Marco Zecca, Paolo Casula, Antonio Piga, Carlo Filice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Sonoelastography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Superconductive quantum interference device
Liver fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811930660X

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