Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) in Assessing Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Kyu Sik Jung; Beom Kyung Kim; Seung Up Kim; Young Eun Chon; Kyung Hyun Cheon; Sung Bae Kim; Sang Hoon Lee; Sung Soo Ahn; Jun Yong Park; Do Young Kim; Sang Hoon Ahn; Young Nyun Park; Kwang-Hyub Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098689

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Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) in Assessing Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Kyu Sik Jung,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Beom Kyung Kim ,

* E-mail: beomkkim@yuhs.ac (BKK); ksukorea@yuhs.ac (SUK)

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Seung Up Kim ,

* E-mail: beomkkim@yuhs.ac (BKK); ksukorea@yuhs.ac (SUK)

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Young Eun Chon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kyung Hyun Cheon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung Bae Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sung Soo Ahn,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Yong Park,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Do Young Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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Sang Hoon Ahn,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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Young Nyun Park,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kwang-Hyub Han

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, Seoul, Korea, Brain Korea 21 Project of Medical Science, Seoul, Korea
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Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP) in Assessing Hepatic Steatosis in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Kyu Sik Jung,
Beom Kyung Kim,
Seung Up Kim,
Young Eun Chon,
Kyung Hyun Cheon,
Sung Bae Kim,
Sang Hoon Lee,
Sung Soo Ahn,
Jun Yong Park,
Do Young Kim

Published: June 5, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098689

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