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- Title
Combined paediatric NAFLD fibrosis index and transient elastography to predict clinically significant fibrosis in children with fatty liver disease.
- Authors
Alkhouri, Naim; Sedki, Emad; Alisi, Anna; Lopez, Rocio; Pinzani, Massimo; Feldstein, Ariel E; Nobili, Valerio
- Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of disease from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, to fibrosis and cirrhosis. The paediatric NAFLD fibrosis index (PNFI) and transient elastography (TE) are potential noninvasive markers for fibrosis. To prospectively evaluate the performance of PNFI and TE in assessing clinically significant fibrosis in children with biopsy-proven NAFLD.
- Publication
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 2013, Vol 33, Issue 1, p79
- ISSN
1478-3231
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/liv.12024