Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3281618 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2015 | 47 Pages |
Abstract
Noninvasive methods are increasingly used for the assessment of liver fibrosis. Two categories of markers include serum-based markers (biologic properties) or ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging-based techniques that use the principles of elastography (physical properties) to indirectly assess liver fibrosis. Serum markers can be either direct or indirect markers of the fibrosis process. Common elastography-based studies include vibration-controlled transient elastography, point shear wave elastography, and 2-dimensional shear wave elastography and magnetic resonance elastography. A common theme among all techniques is the inability to accurately differentiate between minimal or moderate stages of fibrosis but superior performance in identifying subjects with cirrhosis or normal liver parenchyma. Noninvasive markers may also serve as prognostic tools to course the natural history of chronic liver disease as well as identify cirrhotic patients at highest risk of future decompensation. Further research is needed to identify the role of noninvasive markers in following asymptomatic individuals, especially in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Keywords
vibration-controlled transient elastographyVCTENAFLDAUROCMRENAFLD Fibrosis ScoreSVRFIB-4ELFSWEHVPGHCCnonalcoholic steatohepatitisenhanced liver fibrosisTransient elastographyElastographyMRIMagnetic resonance elastographyShear wave elastographyBARDAPRiNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseImagingMagnetic resonance imagingRelative riskLiver stiffnessliver cirrhosisbody mass indexBMIHepatic venous pressure gradientconfidence intervalUltrasoundarea under the receiver operating characteristic curveShear waveARFIhazard ratioSerum markersNash acoustic radiation force impulseHCVHepatitis C virusSustained virologic responseHepatocellular carcinoma
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Authors
Sumeet K. Asrani,