Spleen stiffness determined by spleen-dedicated device accurately predicted esophageal varices in cirrhosis patients

• Hoofdauteurs: Jiqing Liu (Auteur), Hangfei Xu (Auteur), Weiyuan Liu (Auteur), Hongmei Zu (Auteur), Huiguo Ding (Auteur), Fankun Meng (Auteur), Jing Zhang (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: SAGE Publishing, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The advantages of spleen stiffness in prediction of high-risk varices (HRV) in cirrhosis patients have been confirmed. Recently, a new device utilizing a 100 Hz probe dedicated to spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) was developed. Objectives: To validate the clinical applicability of SSM@...