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Editorial
. 2008 Jul;135(1):299-302.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.05.038. Epub 2008 Jun 12.

Elastography for detecting hepatic fibrosis: options and considerations

Jayant A Talwalkar
Editorial

Elastography for detecting hepatic fibrosis: options and considerations

Jayant A Talwalkar. Gastroenterology. 2008 Jul.
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Figure 1
Representative areas of hepatic parenchyma examined by transient elastography (left panel) and MRE (right panel) for detecting stage of hepatic fibrosis. A larger region of interest is available for calculating mean liver stiffness with MRE.
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