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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 57-64
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.57
Comparison of fatty liver index with noninvasive methods for steatosis detection and quantification
Shira Zelber-Sagi, Muriel Webb, Nimer Assy, Laurie Blendis, Hanny Yeshua, Moshe Leshno, Vlad Ratziu, Zamir Halpern, Ran Oren, Erwin Santo
Shira Zelber-Sagi, Muriel Webb, Laurie Blendis, Hanny Yeshua, Moshe Leshno, Zamir Halpern, Ran Oren, Erwin Santo, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 64239 Tel-Aviv, Israel
Shira Zelber-Sagi, School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 31905 Haifa, Israel
Nimer Assy, Liver Unit, Ziv Medical Center, Israel and Bar Ilan University, 13100 Safed, Israel
Moshe Leshno, Zamir Halpern, Ran Oren, Erwin Santo, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Ramat Aviv, Israel
Vlad Ratziu, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
Author contributions: Zelber-Sagi S conceived and designed the study, performed the data collection, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Webb M developed the HRI method and performed the abdominal ultrasounds and HRI calculations; Assy N, Blendis L, Yeshua H, Ratziu V critically reviewed the manuscript and contributed to the writing of the manuscript; Leshno M contributed to the data analyzes; Halpern Z, Oren R conducted data collection and critically reviewed the manuscript; Santo E helped to design the study and was involved in the development of the HRI method; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Dr. Shira Zelber-Sagi, Researcher, Lecturer, The Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 64239 Tel-Aviv, Israel. zelbersagi@bezeqint.net
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Received: June 15, 2012
Revised: September 18, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
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