… , connective tissue growth factor [CTGF], IL‐8, endoglin, periostin, Mac‐2–binding protein,
MMP‐3, and MMP‐7) was examined in children with biliary atresia … transient elastography (TE; …

… Measurement of liver stiffness by transient elastography was … COMP levels were positively
correlated with liver stiffness (r = … spectrum of fibrous connective tissues including the liver 9,10,…

… median values of liver stiffness measured with ElastPQTM pSWE … Studies with transient
elastography have shown that acute … an inverse correlation between liver stiffness and platelet …

… Ultrasound-based liver elastography Liver stiffness was determined concurrently with blood
sampling collection. Transient elastography appraised the liver stiffness between 26 and 65 …

… the correlation of M2BPGi and liver stiffness (LS), measured … the difference in hepatic
connective tissue material burden between … grade F4 liver fibrosis in patients with biliary atresia. J …

… purpose is elastography, especially transient elastography (TE… In addition, biliary atresia
refers to the specific population, … This was done deliberately in order to search for growth factors …

… include vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE), in … As biliary atresia is a progressive
disease, liver stiffness … Studies have shown liver stiffness to be correlated with the time …

… major, biliary atresia, post-transplant liver fibrosis, … which have evaluated liver fibrosis with
transient elastography (TE… , such as uveitis, connective tissue diseases, and dermatomyositis …

… radiation force impulse imaging, transient elastography (TE), … growth factor (TGF)-β1, TGF-α,
and platelet growth factor (… the liver of patients who have biliary atresia-induced liver fibrosis. …

… In contrast to capillaries, sinusoids lack connective tissue. … (IL-6)– and vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF)–mediated … Studies using transient elastography, acoustic radiation force …