Transient elastography: should XL probe be used in all overweight patients?

Conclusion: There is a reliable applicability of the M probe in a high number (68.2%) of patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2. A SCD >25 mm was the only predictive factor of M probe failure. Mean values of LSM with XL probe were lower than those obtained with M probe. PMID: 31322445 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research