Role of Fibroscan for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C cirrhotic patients

Role of Fibroscan for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C cirrhotic patients

Abstract Background Liver cancer (HCC) ranks as the fifth most prevalent cancer worldwide and is ranked third as a common cause of death due to cancer. The benefit of Fibroscan in assessing the risk of developing liver cancer that was evaluated in this work was not fully demonstrated. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elhosieny Ebrahim, Mona Ahmed Helmy Shehata, Sabry Abou-saif, Manal fathy Hamisa, Sherief Abd-Elsalam, Mohamed Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
HCC
Fibroscan
Liver disease
Cirrhosis
Prediction
Prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00258-3

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