Comparison of superb microvascular imaging and shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B

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Tosun M., Uslu H.

ULTRASONOGRAPHY, vol.41, no.2, pp.394-402, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 41 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2022
• Doi Number: 10.14366/usg.21136
• Journal Name: ULTRASONOGRAPHY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.394-402
• Keywords: Liver cirrhosis, Shear wave US elastography, Superb microvascular imaging, Vascularity score, Chronic hepatitis B, Inflammation, C VIRUS, ULTRASOUND, RECOMMENDATIONS, CIRRHOSIS
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The present study investigated the effectiveness and applicability of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) in determining the degree of liver fibrosis noninvasively in comparison with shear wave elastography (SWE).