Interobserver Variability in Histologic Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis Using Categorical and Quantitative Scores

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These results suggest that DIA-CPA is the most robust method for assessing liver fibrosis followed by visual-CPA. Categorical scores perform less well than both the quantitative CPA scores assessed here.

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