Liver fibrosis is the main predictor of the progression of chronic hepatitis C, and its assessment by liver biopsy (LB) can help determine therapy. However, biopsy is an invasive procedure with several limitations. A new, noninvasive medical device based on transient elastography has been designed t
Noninvasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C using serum Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
✍ Scribed by Elodie Scaglia; Ganesh D. Sockalingum; Juergen Schmitt; Cyril Gobinet; Nathalie Schneider; Michel Manfait; Gérard Thiéfin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 401
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1618-2650
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