Liver Ultrasound Patterns in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Correlate With Noninvasive Tests of Liver Disease

Conclusions: Liver US patterns in children with CF correlate with platelet count, spleen size and indices of liver fibrosis. Multivariable models of these biomarkers have excellent discriminating ability for NL versus NOD, and good ability to distinguish other US patterns, suggesting that US patterns correlate with clinically relevant liver disease.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Hepatology Source Type: research