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The clinical utility of FibroScan(®) as a noninvasive diagnostic test for liver disease.

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Wilder, J; Patel, K
Published in: Med Devices (Auckl)
2014

An important aspect of managing chronic liver disease is assessing for evidence of fibrosis. Historically, this has been accomplished using liver biopsy, which is an invasive procedure associated with risk for complications and significant sampling and observer error, limiting the accuracy for determination of fibrosis stage. Hence, several serum biomarkers and imaging methods for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis have been developed. In this article, we review the current literature on an important noninvasive imaging modality to measure tissue elastography (FibroScan(®)). This ultrasound-based technique is now increasingly available in many countries and has been shown to be a reliable and safe noninvasive means of assessing disease severity in chronic liver disease of varying etiology.

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Med Devices (Auckl)

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1179-1470

Publication Date

2014

Volume

7

Start / End Page

107 / 114

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
 

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Wilder, J., & Patel, K. (2014). The clinical utility of FibroScan(®) as a noninvasive diagnostic test for liver disease. Med Devices (Auckl), 7, 107–114. https://doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S46943
Wilder, Julius, and Keyur Patel. “The clinical utility of FibroScan(®) as a noninvasive diagnostic test for liver disease.Med Devices (Auckl) 7 (2014): 107–14. https://doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S46943.
Wilder, Julius, and Keyur Patel. “The clinical utility of FibroScan(®) as a noninvasive diagnostic test for liver disease.Med Devices (Auckl), vol. 7, 2014, pp. 107–14. Pubmed, doi:10.2147/MDER.S46943.

Published In

Med Devices (Auckl)

DOI

ISSN

1179-1470

Publication Date

2014

Volume

7

Start / End Page

107 / 114

Location

New Zealand

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering