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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 9/2012

01-09-2012 | Correspondence

Feasibility study and control values of transient elastography in healthy children

Authors: Guido Engelmann, Ulrike Teufel, Georg F. Hoffmann

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 9/2012

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We are thankful to Ferraioli et al. for their commentary but do not share the opinion that a severe bias limits the results of our study. The S and M probes were used according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Our main goal was to produce pediatric reference values for the upper limit of normal (ULN). In clinical practice, people will use the probe that is recommended for the thoracic circumference and might find our data useful for evaluation of the data obtained with the appropriate probe. …
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Title
Feasibility study and control values of transient elastography in healthy children
Authors
Guido Engelmann
Ulrike Teufel
Georg F. Hoffmann
Publication date
01-09-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-012-1778-5

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