Transient elastography: a valid alternative to biopsy in patients with chronic liver disease

Transient elastography is a novel and non‐invasive technique for the evaluation of fibrosis in chronic liver disease. Few studies that exist value the efficacy of transient elastography, mainly in hepatitis C virus‐infected patients.

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