Measurement of liver and spleen stiffness by shear wave elastography as a noninvasive evaluation of esophageal varices in hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis

• Main Authors: Alaa E Mahmoud Hashim (Author), Mustafa M Shakweer (Author), Farid F Attia (Author), Hany M Awadallah (Author), Fathya M Elraaey (Author), Abdelhakam M Ibrahem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Several noninvasive methods have been developed to predict esophageal varices (EVs) in patients with cirrhosis aiming to restrict endoscopic screening. Recently, two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) was evaluated for this purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use...