Diagnostic accuracy of FibroScan and factors affecting measurements

S Oeda, K Tanaka, A Oshima, Y Matsumoto, E Sueoka… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Evaluating liver steatosis and fibrosis is important for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease. Although liver biopsy and pathological assessment is the gold standard for these …

[HTML][HTML] Application of transient elastography in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

X Zhang, GLH Wong, VWS Wong - Clinical and molecular …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most common chronic liver disease
worldwide. Although it has become one of the leading causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular …

Liver fibrosis imaging: A clinical review of ultrasound and magnetic resonance elastography

YN Zhang, KJ Fowler, A Ozturk, CK Potu… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Liver fibrosis is a histological hallmark of most chronic liver diseases, which can progress to
cirrhosis and liver failure, and predisposes to hepatocellular carcinoma. Accurate diagnosis …

Noninvasive measurements predict liver fibrosis well in hepatitis C virus patients after direct-acting antiviral therapy

R Huang, H Rao, M Yang, Y Gao, J Wang, Q Jin… - Digestive diseases and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Short-time usage of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) limited knowledge
regarding histological outcomes and predictive values of noninvasive measurements in …

Liver stiffness by transient elastography accompanies illness severity in COVID-19

M Effenberger, C Grander, G Fritsche… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
Objective Severe liver damage is associated with worse outcome in COVID-19. Our aim was
to explore the degree of liver damage, liver stiffness (LS) and severity of illness in patients …

Vibration‐controlled transient elastography for the detection of cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis D infection

BL Da, P Surana, V Takyar, DE Kleiner… - Journal of viral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Noninvasive detection of cirrhosis via vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE)
has revolutionized the management of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus …

Normal liver stiffness and influencing factors in healthy children: An individual participant data meta‐analysis

DK Li, MR Khan, Z Wang, V Chongsrisawat… - Liver …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background & Aims Although transient elastography (TE) is used to determine liver
stiffness as a surrogate to hepatic fibrosis, the normal range in children is not well defined …

Confounding factors of non-invasive tests for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

JW Wai, C Fu, VWS Wong - Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects at least 25% of the general adult population
worldwide. Because only a fraction of the patients would develop liver-related complications …

Noninvasive imaging assessment of portal hypertension

P Kennedy, O Bane, SJ Hectors, A Fischman… - Abdominal …, 2020 - Springer
Portal hypertension (PH) is a spectrum of complications of chronic liver disease (CLD) and
cirrhosis, with manifestations including ascites, gastroesophageal varices, splenomegaly …

The importance of transaminases flare in liver elastography: characterization of the probability of liver fibrosis overestimation by hepatitis C virus-induced cytolysis

M Giuffrè, S Fouraki, M Comar, F Masutti, LS Crocè - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is crucial for appropriate fibrosis staging in
patients with ongoing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, there is still an ongoing …