Factors associated with obtaining lower IQR-CAP values in the detection of hepatic steatosis by transient elastography.

Introduction And Objectives: Controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) has been developed as a non-invasive method for detecting liver steatosis. The aim of the study was to determine factors associated with non-obtaining lower IQR-CAP values.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective revision of medical records of CAP studies for steatosis screening.

Diagnostic accuracy of nodular gastritis for H. pylori infection.

Background: The term nodular is not included in the Sydney classification and there is no widely accepted histopathological definition. It has been proposed that the presence of antral nodularity could predict Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection.

Factors Associated with the Quality of Transient Elastography.

Background: Transient elastography is a noninvasive method for the evaluation of fibrosis in chronic liver disease. However, its reliability is variable, and the factors associated with its accuracy have not been identified completely.

Aims: To identify the factors associated with the reliability of transient elastography.