The role of elastography in the assessment of chronic liver disease in children

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Sonmez S., BOŞAT M., Yurtseven N., Yurtseven E.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.19, no.3, pp.2806-2811, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.4314/ahs.v19i3.57
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2806-2811
  • Keywords: Shear-Wave Elastography, Brunt degree, chronic liver disease, liver biopsy, SHEAR-WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY, FIBROSIS, BIOPSY
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Conventional ultrasonography is a method preferred for the investigation of chronic liver diseases in pediatric groups, as it is non-invasive, cheap, feasible and available. The purpose of this study is to present the role of Share-wave Elastography (SWE) in terms of diagnostic value in children diagnosed with "chronic liver disease."