Liver Ultrasonographic Elastography

Preferred Label : Liver Ultrasonographic Elastography;

NCIt synonyms : VCTE; TE; Transient Elastography; Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastrography; Fibroscan;

NCIt definition : A noninvasive test that is used to stage fibrosis in the liver. A 50-MHz wave is passed into the liver from a small transducer on the end of an ultrasound probe which measures the velocity of the shear wave (in meters per second) as this wave passes through the liver. The shear wave velocity can then be converted into liver stiffness. This technique is an alternative to liver biopsy.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL525844;

Details

Origin ID

C138323;

UMLS CUI

C4522043;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- Transient elastography [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Ultrasound elastography of liver (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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