title: Ultrasound based techniques and transient elastography may not be precise methods for the detection of esophageal varices in liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jalli
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazem Hosseini-Asl
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, E-mail:Eshraghiana@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ahad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eshraghian
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rezaei
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology*