Corrected integrated density: a novel method for liver elastic fibers quantification in chronic hepatitis C

• Main Authors: Carine Leite (Author), Rodrigo Tzovenos Starosta (Author), Eduardo Neubarth Trindade (Author), Manoel Roberto Maciel Trindade (Author), Mário Reis Álvares- (Author), Carlos Thadeu Schmidt Cerski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Elastic fibers deposition is triggered during liver fibrosis and is related to worse clinical prognosis in chronic hepatitis C patients. This study aimed to verify if a new method for elastic fiber quantification can be used to discriminate between different degrees of fibrosis i...