Contribution of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography to the ultrasound diagnosis of biliary atresia
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Contribution of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography to the ultrasound diagnosis of biliary atresia
Journal
Pediatric Radiology
ISSN
0301-0449
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2015
Volume
45
Number
10
Pages
1489-1495
Language
english
Abstract
Children with biliary atresia rapidly develop liver fibrosis secondary to inflammatory destruction of the biliary tract. Noninvasive detection of liver fibrosis in neonatal/infantile cholestasis is an additional criterion for the diagnosis of biliary atresia, leading to prompt surgical exploration.
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