The efficiency of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging for the staging of graft fibrosis after liver transplantation

ConclusionsARFI helps assess graft LF after LT. The high sensitivity suggested that ARFI may reduce the frequency of liver biopsies by detecting patients who are unlikely to have significant fibrosis after liver transplantation. (Unique trial number: UMIN R000028296)

Source: Hepatology Research - November 24, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kenji Yoshino, Kojiro Taura, Yukihiro Okuda, Yoshinobu Ikeno, Yusuke Uemoto, Takahiro Nishio, Gen Yamamoto, Kazutaka Tanabe, Yukinori Koyama, Satoru Seo, Toshimi Kaido, Hideaki Okajima, Takumi Imai, Shiro Tanaka, Shinji Uemoto Tags: Original Article Source Type: research