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
...Diagno...
...h chronic hepatitis C, the AGA reco...
...atients with chronic hepatitis C,...
...otic patients with HCV who have achieved A sus...
...patients with chronic hepatitis B, the AGA sugges...
...s with chronic hepatitis B, the AGA su...
...o recommendation regarding the rol...
In patients with chronic alcoholic liver di...
...th suspected compensated cirrhosis, the AGA sug...
...ts with suspected chronic liver dis...
...lt patients with chronic hepatitis C, the AGA su...
In adults with NAFLD and a higher risk of ci...
...adults with NAFLD and a lower risk...
Suggested VCTE Cutoffs
...Cutoffs Condition VCTE Cutoff...