The diagnostic assessment of liver injury is an important step in the management of patients
with chronic liver disease (CLD). Although liver biopsy is the reference standard for the …

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Liver biopsy is required when clinically important information about the diagnosis, prognosis
or management of a patient cannot be obtained by safer means, or for research purposes …

Abstract Background & Aims Diagnostic histological criteria for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
have not been clearly established. Previously published criteria focused mainly on chronic …

The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a panel of specialists from radiology,
hepatology, pathology, and basic science and physics to arrive at a consensus regarding …

One year of treatment with entecavir (0.5 mg daily) in nucleoside‐naive patients with
hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)‐positive or HBeAg‐negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) …

Liver biopsy remains the gold standard in the assessment of severity of liver disease.
Noninvasive tests have gained popularity to predict histology in view of the associated risks …

This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: Many blood tests have been proposed as alternatives to liver …

Histological assessment of the liver, and thus, liver biopsy, is a cornerstone in the evaluation
and management of patients with liver disease and has long been considered to be an …

To optimize the management of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection,
noninvasive tests to determine the degree of hepatic fibrosis have been developed. The …