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01.09.2012 | Correspondence
Assessment of liver stiffness with transient elastography by using S and M probes in healthy children
verfasst von:
Giovanna Ferraioli, Raffaella Lissandrin, Mabel Zicchetti, Carlo Filice
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 9/2012
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Excerpt
We read with great interest the article by Engelmann et al. [
2] in the February 2012 issue of EJP and would like to raise an important issue in relation to their work. In their study, the authors investigated the feasibility of transient elastography (TE) in healthy children to define normal values of liver stiffness. Examinations were performed by using two types of probes (S or M) depending on thorax circumference and according to the manufacturer recommendations. By using the appropriate probe, normal liver stiffness values were 4.40, 4.73, and 5.1 kPa, respectively, in three age groups—namely 0–5, 6–11, and 12–18 years. Eighty percent of measurements were performed with the S probe and 20 % with the M probe. …