Bidimensional shear wave ultrasound elastography with supersonic imaging to predict presence of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis

Liver InternationalVolume 37, Issue 9 p. 1405-1405 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Bidimensional shear wave ultrasound elastography with supersonic imaging to predict presence of oesophageal varices in cirrhosis Horia Stefanescu, Horia Stefanescu orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-5471 Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Hepatology Unit, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorGiulia Allegretti, Giulia Allegretti Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVeronica Salvatore, Veronica Salvatore Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorFabio Piscaglia, Fabio Piscaglia orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-1845 Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Horia Stefanescu, Horia Stefanescu orcid.org/0000-0002-4034-5471 Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Hepatology Unit, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj Napoca, RomaniaSearch for more papers by this authorGiulia Allegretti, Giulia Allegretti Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorVeronica Salvatore, Veronica Salvatore Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorFabio Piscaglia, Fabio Piscaglia orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-1845 Unit of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 March 2017 https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.13418Citations: 16 Funding information HS was financed by European Commission, through the FP7-PEOPLE(Marie Curie)-2013-IAPP project “CLEVER” (Grant Agreement No.: 612273). Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume37, Issue9September 2017Pages 1405-1405 RelatedInformation