Evaluation of the APRI (AST, platelet ratio index) and ELF™ (Enhanced Liver Fibrosis) tests to detect significant fibrosis due to chronic hepatitis C

BACKGROUND: The assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C patients is important for prognosis and making decisions regarding antiviral treatment. Although liver biopsy is considered the reference standard for assessing hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C, it is invasive a...

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Main Authors: Petersen, John R, Stevenson, Heather L., Kasturi Krishna, S., Naniwadekar, Ashutosh, Parkes, Julie, Cross, Richard, Rosenberg, William M., Xiao, Shu-Yuan, Snyder, Ned
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3947711/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24045284
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182a87e78
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