title: Modified spleen stiffness measurement: a step forward, but still not the solution to all problems in the noninvasive assessment of cirrhotic patients.
authors.affiliation: Hepatology Unit, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. hstefanescu@umfcluj.ro.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stefanescu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Procopet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Platon Lupsor
mesh_terms: D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*