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. 2012 Sep;8(9):605-7.

Fibroscan (transient elastography) for the measurement of liver fibrosis

Nezam H Afdhal  1
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Fibroscan (transient elastography) for the measurement of liver fibrosis

Nezam H Afdhal. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2012 Sep.
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Figure 1
The probe of the Fibroscan device is positioned in an intercostal space near the right lobe of the liver, and a 50-MHz wave is passed into the liver from a small transducer on the end of the probe. The device then measures the velocity of the shear wave (in meters per second) as this wave passes through the liver, and this measurement is converted to a liver stiffness measurement. (Image courtesy of Echosens.)
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