Effect of Inflammation on Fibrosis Staging Measured by Quantitative Elasticity Parameters in Rats With Immune Hepatitis

Conclusions— Real-time elastography could be used to noninvasively evaluate fibrosis staging in rats with immune hepatitis. However, inflammation had an effect on the accuracy of this technique.

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Source: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine - May 26, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Hao, L., Tu, J.-Z., Wang, X.-H., Shi, Y., Liu, X.-L., Zhang, H.-H. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research