Reply to the letter to the Editor

Sara Bignulin; Edmondo Falleti; Sara Cmet; Dario Cappello; Annarosa Cussigh; Ilaria Lenisa; Denis Dissegna; Fabio Pugliese; Cinzia Vivarelli; Carlo Fabris; Pierluigi Toniutto

2016, Number 6

Ann Hepatol 2016; 15 (6)

Reply to the letter to the Editor

Bignulin S, Falleti E, Cmet S, Cappello D, Cussigh A, Lenisa I, Dissegna D, Pugliese F, Vivarelli C, Fabris C, Toniutto P

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Dear Editor,

We have read with interest the comments of Dr. Ozalper concerning mainly some methodological aspects of our study.
Dr. Ozalper cites the paper by Uslu, et al. that showed that the measurement of liver elasticity by adopting a subcostal site, rather than an intercostal site, provides a more accurate assessment of liver fibrosis severity. This observation could be of interest; nevertheless there are many differences between the study of Uslu, et al. and our study

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