Optimization of Point-Shear Wave Elastography by Skin-to-Liver Distance to Assess Liver Fibrosis in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
Mauro GiuffréMichela GiuricinDeborah BonazzaNatalia RossoPablo José GiraudiFlora MasuttiStefano PalmucciAntonio BasileFabrizio ZanconatiNicolò de ManziniClaudio TiribelliSilvia PalmisanoLory Saveria CrocèPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)
The impact of SLD is machine-dependent and should be taken into consideration when interpreting LSM. We believe that our findings may serve as a reference point for appropriate fibrosis stratification by liver elastography in obese patients.