Liver Stiffness Assessed by Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography from General Electric Accurately Predicts Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease.

CONCLUSION:  2D-SWE.GE-LS has good accuracy, not inferior to VCTE-LS, for the diagnosis of CSPH.
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Source: Ultraschall in der Medizin - September 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Stefanescu H, Rusu C, Lupsor-Platon M, Nicoara Farcau O, Fischer P, Grigoras C, Horhat A, Stancu O, Ardelean A, Tantau M, Badea R, Procopet B Tags: Ultraschall Med Source Type: research