A Health Technology Assessment of Transient Elastography in Adult Liver Disease

Rodney Steadman; Robert P Myers; Laura Leggett; Diane Lorenzetti; Tom Noseworthy; Sarah Rose; Lloyd Sutherland; Fiona Clement

doi:10.1155/2013/684982

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2013)

A Health Technology Assessment of Transient Elastography in Adult Liver Disease

Rodney Steadman,
Robert P Myers,
Laura Leggett,
Diane Lorenzetti,
Tom Noseworthy,
Sarah Rose,
Lloyd Sutherland,
Fiona Clement

Affiliations

Rodney Steadman: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Robert P Myers: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Laura Leggett: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Diane Lorenzetti: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tom Noseworthy: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sarah Rose: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lloyd Sutherland: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fiona Clement: Institute for Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/684982
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 27, no. 3
pp. 149 – 158

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: An estimated one in 10 Canadians have some form of liver disease. The reference standard for staging and monitoring liver fibrosis is percutaneous liver biopsy – an invasive procedure associated with risks and complications. Transient elastography (TE) represents a noninvasive, ultrasound-based alternative.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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