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What To Expect From a FibroScan (Transient Elastography)
Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD FibroScan is the brand name for transient elastography, an abdominal ultrasound that ...
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Comparison of ELF, FibroTest and FibroScan for the Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis
The Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) test consists of an algorithm of three fibrosis markers (hyaluronic acid, amino-terminal propeptide-of-type-III-collagen, tissue-inhibitor of matrix ...
Fatty liver disease without symptoms? Here’s how to catch it before it is too late
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has no early signs. Is your liver at risk? Expert reveals these simple tests could save ...
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Kerala to set up fatty liver clinics in district hospitals
The clinics will be made functional after ensuring that fibroscan facility (to assess stage of liver fibrosis) is made available in these hospitals, alongside blood tests and scans. At present ...
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Comparison of ELF, FibroTest and FibroScan for the Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis
The AUROC for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis was 0.92 (95%-CI: 0.83–1.00) and 0.91 (95%-CI: 0.82–0.99), respectively (p = 0.91) (s. figure 2). Details are shown in table 2. Eight patients ...
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Fatty liver disease without symptoms? Here’s how to catch it before it is too late
Talking about the diagnosis, he pointed out that ultrasound abdomen, liver function tests and Fibroscan are among the few tests used to diagnose NAFLD. Dr Rajesh Battina highlighted ...