Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	11841
Country	Germany

Received	2014-06-08 11:33
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-08 12:27
To Make the First Decision	2014-06-27 17:48
Return for Revision	2014-07-02 17:18
Revised	2014-07-27 21:14
Second Decision	2014-09-19 09:11
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-19 09:57
Articles in Press	2014-09-19 10:30
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-08 11:42
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-20 20:12

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Transient elastography improves detection of liver cirrhosis compared to routine screening tests
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Thomas Göbel, Janine Schadewaldt-Tümmers, Lucas Greiner, Christopher Poremba, Dieter Häussinger and Andreas Erhardt
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Andreas Erhardt, Professor, Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie and Infektiologie, Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf, Carnaper Str. 48, 42283 Wuppertal, Germany. andreas.erhardt@cellitinnen.de
Key Words	Transient Elastography; Fibroscan; Liver cirrhosis; Liver disease; Chronic hepatitis
Core Tip	Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is often missed in routine clinical practice. Novel non-invasive tools like transient elastography (TE) are available but their diagnostic performance for the detection of cirrhosis has only been poorly evaluated in a routine clinical setting, where screening and diagnosis is mainly based on clinical signs, simple laboratory parameters and conventional ultrasound. The present investigation shows that TE is found to be superior to routine diagnostic tests allowing detection of liver cirrhosis in an additional 10%-15% of patients. The highest diagnostic benefit is seen in patients with early cirrhosis or normal platelet count.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 20:12
Citation	Göbel T, Schadewaldt-Tümmers J, Greiner L, Poremba C, Häussinger D, Erhardt A. Transient elastography improves detection of liver cirrhosis compared to routine screening tests. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(3): 953-960
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i3/953.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i3.953

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