Use of Liver Imaging and Biopsy in Clinical Practice

Advances in imaging techniques such as vibration-controlled transient elastography and magnetic resonance elastography have reduced the need for liver biopsy as a means of diagnosing liver disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2017-08, Vol.377 (8), p.756-768
Hauptverfasser:	Tapper, Elliot B, Lok, Anna S.-F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Biomarkers - blood Biopsy Biopsy - methods Clinical medicine Diagnostic tests Elasticity Imaging Techniques Hepatitis Humans Inflammation Laparoscopy Liver - diagnostic imaging Liver - pathology Liver cancer Liver Cirrhosis - diagnostic imaging Liver Cirrhosis - pathology Liver diseases Liver Diseases - diagnosis Liver Diseases - diagnostic imaging Liver Diseases - etiology Liver Diseases - pathology Medical diagnosis Medical imaging Radiography Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Advances in imaging techniques such as vibration-controlled transient elastography and magnetic resonance elastography have reduced the need for liver biopsy as a means of diagnosing liver disease.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMra1610570