Measurement of Liver Stiffness with 2D-Shear Wave Elastography (2D-SWE) in Bariatric Surgery Candidates Reveals Acceptable Diagnostic Yield Compared to Liver Biopsy

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Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is common among severely obese patients. Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) has been validated as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for liver stiffness measurement. However, the technical feasibility and accuracy of this method in severely obese patients are still under debate.
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  • Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (951586)