Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2013; 19(30): 4841-4849
Published online Aug 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4841
Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of non invasive methods for identifying severe liver fibrosis (> F3)
AUROCRef.
Laboratory test (APRI score)0.80Lin et al[71]
0.76Friedrich-Rust et al[7]
0.84Leroy et al[72]
Transient elastography0.87Boursier et al[73]
0.96Ferraioli et al[74]
0.90Friedrich-Rust et al[7]
Acoustic radiation force impulse0.91Friedrich-Rust et al[7]
0.90Lupsor et al[16]
0.99Fierbinteanu-Braticevici et al[17]