Use of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio to reduce the need for FibroScan in the evaluation of liver fibrosis

AIM: To evaluate the performance of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio (APRI) score against FibroScan in predicting the presence of fibrosis. METHODS: Data of patients who concurrently had APRI score, FibroScan and liver biopsy to assess their hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus...

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Published in:World J Hepatol
Main Authors: Wong, Stephanie, Huynh, Dep, Zhang, Frank, Nguyen, Nam Q
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Retrospective Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474725/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28660013
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v9.i17.791
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