Usefulness of the Controlled Attenuation Parameter for Detecting Liver Steatosis in Health Checkup Examinees

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) implemented in FibroScan(®) is reported to be a non-invasive means of detecting steatosis (>10% steatosis). We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of CAP in detecting steatosis among health checkup examinees and to assess its correlation wi...

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Published in:Gut Liver
Main Authors: Kim, Ja Kyung, Lee, Kwan Sik, Choi, Jung Ran, Chung, Hyun Jung, Jung, Da Hyun, Lee, Kyung Ah, Lee, Jung Il
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Gut and Liver 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413975/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25717046
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl14202
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