Journal of Digestive Disorders and Diagnosis
Open Access
Liver Stiffness by ARFI does not Correlate with Decompensation and Portal Hypertension in Patients with Cirrhosis
Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-17-1557
Hoie Kidd LeongCorresponding author
Background and Aims: Establishing the degree of fibrosis is important in determining the prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease. Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (ARFI) has been validated as a reliable method to estimate liver fibrosis. It remains unclear if ARFI readings may be a…