2022
Derivation and Validation of a Model to Predict Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Using Transient Elastography and FIB-4
Banini BA, Patel S, Yu JW, Kang L, Bailey C, Strife BJ, Siddiqui MS, Patel V, Matherly SC, Lee H, Lewis S, Cherian R, Stravitz RT, Luketic V, Sanyal AJ, Sterling RK. Derivation and Validation of a Model to Predict Clinically Significant Portal Hypertension Using Transient Elastography and FIB-4. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2022, 57: 189-197. PMID: 34999644, PMCID: PMC9271129, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000001664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic venous pressure gradientSignificant portal hypertensionFIB-4Chronic liver diseaseAdvanced fibrosisPortal hypertensionLiver biopsyLiver diseasePlatelet countPositive predictive value 27Negative predictive value 99Venous pressure gradientTransjugular liver biopsyGold standardInternal bootstrap validationExternal validationLiver histologyFibrosis indexCurrent gold standardTransient elastographyOptimal cutoffBootstrap validationPatientsSpecificity 67Value 99
1994
Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury
Durham R, Zuckerman D, Wolverson M, Heiberg E, Luchtefeld W, Herr D, Shapiro M, Mazuski J, Salimi Z, Sundaram M. Computed Tomography as a Screening Exam in Patients with Suspected Blunt Aortic Injury. Annals Of Surgery 1994, 220: 699-704. PMID: 7979620, PMCID: PMC1234460, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199411000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic injuryComputed tomography scanClinical courseBlunt traumaTomography scanNegative predictive value 99Blunt aortic injuryThoracic aortic injuryPatient's clinical courseSensitivity of CTPositive predictive valueAngiographic findingsTomography screeningCT manifestationsScreening examCT scanComputed tomographyPatientsPredictive valueInjuryAortographyValue 99ScansCTTrauma
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