title: [Is liver biopsy the gold standard for assessment of liver fibrosis?].
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. xqhu@shmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xi-qi
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000473:pathology; D005355:Fibrosis; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013048:Specimen Handling