Improvement in liver stiffness measurement for diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with concurrent chronic hepatitis B and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Objective This study was performed to clarify the influence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and establish a new diagnostic model. Methods A retrospective cohort of 601 patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) was enrolled as the derivation group, and a...

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Main Authors: Nan Xu, Qinxiu Xie, Jiang Li, Yufeng Gao, Xu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520903667