A New Sampling Method for Spleen Stiffness Measurement Based on Quantitative Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for Noninvasive Assessment of Esophageal Varices in Newly Diagnosed HCV-Related Cirrhosis

<table>Sites for spleen stiffness measurement by Quantitative Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography (VTTQ). Cranial section: 1: external, 2 and 3: central, and 4: internal; intermediate section: 5: external, 6: central, and 7: internal; caudal section: 8: external, 9: central, and 10: internal.</table>

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Figure 1: A New Sampling Method for Spleen Stiffness Measurement Based on Quantitative Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for Noninvasive Assessment of Esophageal Varices in Newly Diagnosed HCV-Related Cirrhosis 

Figure 1 | A New Sampling Method for Spleen Stiffness Measurement Based on Quantitative Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography for Noninvasive Assessment of Esophageal Varices in Newly Diagnosed HCV-Related Cirrhosis 