Imaging techniques and histology in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil: a comparative study

Few publications have compared ultrasound (US) to histology in diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis (LF); none has used magnetic resonance (MR). The aim of this study was to evaluate schistosomal LF using these three methods. Fourteen patients with hepatosplenic schistosomiasis admitted...

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Hauptverfasser:	Izabela Voieta, Leonardo C de Queiroz, Luciene M Andrade, Luciana Cristina S Silva, Vitor F Fontes, Aryon Barbosa Jr, Vivian Resende, Andy Petroianu, Zilton Andrade, Carlos Mauricio Antunes, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-07-01
Schriftenreihe:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Schlagworte:	schistosomiasis ultrasound magnetic resonance liver fibrosis Symmers' fibrosis splenectomy portal hypertension
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000400011
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