Transient Elastography for Significant Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis B: A Meta-Analysis

Background. The hepatitis B virus infection is a global health issue and the stage of liver fibrosis affects the prognosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We performed the meta-analysis describing diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography (TE) for predicting CHB-related fibrosis. Met...

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Main Authors: Xiaolong Qi, Min An, Tongwei Wu, Deke Jiang, Mengyun Peng, Weidong Wang, Jing Wang, Chunqing Zhang, on behalf of the CHESS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3406789
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