Liver fibrosis assessments using FibroScan, virtual-touch tissue quantification, the FIB-4 index, and mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer levels compared with pathological findings of liver resection specimens in patients with hepatitis C infection

Ueda, N; Kawaoka, T; Imamura, M; Aikata, H; Nakahara, T; Murakami, E; Tsuge, M; Hiramatsu, A; Hayes, CN; Yokozaki, M; Chayama, K

Kawaoka, T (corresponding author), Hiroshima Univ Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol & Metab, Minami Ku, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Hiroshima 7348551, Japan.

BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY, 2020; 20 (1):

Abstract

Background: Evaluation of fibrosis stage is important to monitor progression of liver disease and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While liver ......

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