Neonatal cholestasis is a group of rare disorders of impaired bile flow characterized by
conjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in the newborn and young infant. Neonatal cholestasis is …

Biliary atresia is challenging to diagnose because many of the clinical and imaging features
of this condition overlap with those of other causes of cholestasis in newborns. When …

Cholestatic jaundice is a common presenting feature of hepatobiliary and/or metabolic
dysfunction in the newborn and young infant. Timely detection of cholestasis, followed by …

Biliary atresia (BA) is a rare and severe inflammatory and obliterative cholangiopathy that
affects both extra-and intrahepatic bile ducts. BA symptoms occur shortly after birth with …

Background Although fibrosis is the main determinant of liver stiffness, other disease-related
factors usually disregarded in studies on liver elastography, such as inflammation and …

Objectives To prospectively assess the diagnostic performance of supersonic shear wave
elastography (SSWE) in identifying biliary atresia (BA) among infants with conjugated …

The goal of this study was to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance of Virtual
Touch tissue imaging quantification (VTIQ) shear wave elastography in the discrimination of …

Biliary atresia is an aggressive liver disease of infancy and can cause death without timely
surgical intervention. Early diagnosis of biliary atresia is critical to the recovery of bile …

Background Little published research has shown the relationship between noninvasive US
shear wave speed (SWS) measurements and degree of liver fibrosis as established by …

Objectives To evaluate MRI findings and to generate a decision tree model for diagnosis of
biliary atresia (BA) in infants with jaundice. Methods We retrospectively reviewed features of …