Elastography in the Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis
Publication Date: May 4, 2020
Key Points
Key Points
Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is the most commonly used imaging-based fibrosis assessment method in the United States.
It can be performed rapidly at bedside in an ambulatory office setting, has a wide range of scores (2.5–75 kPa), is associated with acceptable intra-observer and inter-observer reproducibility, and has been validated in large cohorts worldwide in a spectrum of liver diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, fatty liver disease, and autoimmune liver disorders, among others.
It can be performed rapidly at bedside in an ambulatory office setting, has a wide range of scores (2.5–75 kPa), is associated with acceptable intra-observer and inter-observer reproducibility, and has been validated in large cohorts worldwide in a spectrum of liver diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, fatty liver disease, and autoimmune liver disorders, among others.
Diagnosis
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In patients with chronic hepatitis C, the...
...n patients with chronic hepatitis C, the AGA sugge...
...ic patients with HCV who have achieved A sustaine...
...patients with chronic hepatitis B, the AGA sugge...
...ients with chronic hepatitis B, the AGA...
...AGA makes no recommendation regardi...
...with chronic alcoholic liver disease, the...
...n patients with suspected compensated...
...ients with suspected chronic liver dise...
...patients with chronic hepatitis C, the AGA s...
...ts with NAFLD and a higher risk of cirrhosis,...
...ith NAFLD and a lower risk of cirrhosis, AGA...
Suggested VCTE Cutoffs
...sted VCTE Cutoffs Condition...