Evaluation of spleen stiffness in healthy volunteers using point shear wave elastography

Introduction and Objectives: This study aims to measure the values of spleen stiffness (SS) in healthy subjects, the inter-operator agreement in SS measurement, and to detect statistically significant correlations between SS and age, sex, weight, BMI, portal vein dynamics and splenic dimensions. Mat...

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Main Authors: Mauro Giuffrè, Daniele Macor, Flora Masutti, Cristiana Abazia, Fabio Tinè, Riccardo Patti, Matteo Rossano Buonocore, Anna Colombo, Alessia Visintin, Michele Campigotto, Lory Saveria Crocè
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119300559