Abstract No. 724 Retrospective comparison of noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis and portal hypertension utilizing ultrasound shear wave elastography and FibroTest technologies with liver biopsy
Liver fibrosis is a progressive disease of varying etiologies affecting millions worldwide. Several noninvasive tests have been developed to monitor liver fibrosis (using the METAVIR scale F0 [normal] to F4 [cirrhosis]) to address the need for repeated liver biopsies. FibroTest (FT; BioPredictive, France), a panel of 6 laboratory tests, and Shear Wave Elastography (SWE; GE, USA), an ultrasound evaluation of tissue stiffness via shear force measurements, are utilized in our health system to diagnose and monitor liver fibrosis.
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: R. Cobb, S. Abdulla, S. Lee, N. Liss, G. Cohen, M. Gibbons, D. Yu, X. Lu Tags: Scientific Traditional Poster Source Type: research
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