Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Parenchyma Using Gray-Scale Ultrasound-Based Histogram Analysis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection

• Published in: Ultrasound quarterly Vol. 36; no. 1; p. 69
• Main Authors: Beyazal, Mehmet, Beyazal Polat, Hatice, Ertürk, Ayşe, Bedir, Recep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Case-Control Studies; Female; Hepatitis B, Chronic - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Image-Guided Biopsy; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Ultrasonography - methods

The aims of this study were to examine the alterations of liver echo-intensity histogram parameters in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients and to assess the potential role of histogram parameters in the evaluation of hepatic fibrosis. A total of 52 patients with CHB who underwent liver biopsies were...