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Liver stiffness, a non-invasive marker of liver disease: a core study group report

F BoninoU ArenaMr BrunettoB CocoM FraquelliF OliveriM PinzaniD PratiC RigamontiF VizzutiLiver Stiffness Study Group 'Elastica' Of The Italian Association For The Study Of The Liver. Collaborators: Balocco MG ForniR BottelliR BrunoC FiliceS BrunoC CammàA CraxìC CollettaP ColombattoM ColomboF FatuzzoL LaroccaA MontineriD FestiA ColecchiaA GrassoI MaidaF MazzottaN MarinoP BlancM PuotiM QuartiniD SacchiniF. Vinelli

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PharmacologyLiver Cirrhosismedicine.medical_specialtyCore (anatomy)business.industryNon invasiveHepatitis Bmedicine.diseaseHepatitis BGastroenterologyClinical Practiceliver stiffnessLiver diseaseInfectious DiseasesLiverLiver stiffnessInternal medicinemedicineElasticity Imaging TechniquesPharmacology (medical)Transient elastographybusinessLiver pathologyBiomarkers

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The ability to evaluate liver stiffness non-invasively in clinical practice by measuring transient elastography using FibroScan® has resulted in considerable interest and enthusiasm. A core study group, organized by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, has assessed the usefulness of FibroScan® in the diagnosis and management of liver disease in clinical practice. The group concluded that FibroScan® is a valuable, non-invasive technique and have developed a consensus report form for registering transient elastography results. In this article, we report the findings of the study group.

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2010-01-01
10.3851/imp1626http://hdl.handle.net/11568/895607