Accuracy of real‐time shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: A pilot study

Giovanna Ferraioli, Carmine Tinelli, Barbara Dal Bello, Mabel Zicchetti, Gaetano Filice, Carlo Filice, on behalf of the Liver Fibrosis Study Group – 5 July 2012 – Real‐time shear wave elastography (SWE) is a novel, noninvasive method to assess liver fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. This single‐center study was conducted to assess the accuracy of SWE in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), in comparison with transient elastography (TE), by using liver biopsy (LB) as the reference standard. Consecutive patients with CHC scheduled for LB by referring physicians were studied.

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