Transient elastography in chronic liver disease: Beware of the cut-offs!
Laura Cristoferi1, Alessandra Nardi2, Marco Carbone3
1Division of Gastroenterology, Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy; European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy; Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioimaging Centre - B4, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
Journal of Hepatology
|June 10, 2021
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