Continued elucidation of the mechanisms of hepatic fibrosis has yielded a comprehensive
and nuanced portrait of fibrosis progression and regression. The paradigm of hepatic …

The noninvasive quantitation of liver stiffness (LS) by ultrasound based transient
elastography using FibroScan® has revolutionized the diagnosis of liver diseases, namely …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are
increasingly relevant public health issues owing to their close association with the …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases in
affluent countries. Accurate noninvasive tests for liver injury are urgently needed. The aim of …

Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) based on transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) is
gaining in popularity for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. However, LSM has …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver stiffness (LS) as measured by transient elastography
[Fibroscan] offers a novel non-invasive approach to assess liver cirrhosis. Since Fibroscan …

AIM: To test if inflammation also interferes with liver stiffness (LS) assessment in alcoholic
liver disease (ALD) and to provide a clinical algorithm for reliable fibrosis assessment in …

LIVER BIOPSY AND THE 'GOLD STANDARD'DEBATE The birth of Hepatology as a defined
clinical discipline coincides with the introduction of Menghini's needle in the late 1950s. 1 In …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis is a challenging area.
Several methods have been proposed in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) but their …

Purpose To analyze transient elastography–measured liver stiffness in patients with acute
decompensated heart failure to describe variations in liver stiffness measurements and …