Role of two-dimensional shear wave elastography in the assessment of chronic liver diseases

Siddharth Singh¹, Rohit Loomba^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
² NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

Editorial

Siddharth Singh et al. Hepatology. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;67(1):13-15.

doi: 10.1002/hep.29417. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

Siddharth Singh¹, Rohit Loomba^{1

2}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
² NAFLD Research Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

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Assessment of biopsy-proven liver fibrosis by two-dimensional shear wave elastography: An individual patient data-based meta-analysis.
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