[HTML][HTML] Limitations of non-invasive tests for assessment of liver fibrosis

K Patel, G Sebastiani - JHEP Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The diagnostic assessment of liver injury is an important step in the management of patients
with chronic liver disease (CLD). Although liver biopsy is the reference standard for the …

Use of liver imaging and biopsy in clinical practice

EB Tapper, ASF Lok - New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
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ACG clinical guideline: evaluation of abnormal liver chemistries

PY Kwo, SM Cohen, JK Lim - … journal of the American College of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians are required to assess abnormal liver chemistries on a daily basis. The most
common liver chemistries ordered are serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate …

Joint American Academy of Dermatology–National Psoriasis Foundation guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis with systemic nonbiologic therapies

A Menter, JM Gelfand, C Connor, AW Armstrong… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease involving multiple organ systems and affecting
approximately 2% of the world's population. In this guideline, we focus the discussion on …

Elastography assessment of liver fibrosis: society of radiologists in ultrasound consensus conference statement

RG Barr, G Ferraioli, ML Palmeri, ZD Goodman… - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound convened a panel of specialists from radiology,
hepatology, pathology, and basic science and physics to arrive at a consensus regarding …

[PDF][PDF] Performance characteristics of vibration‐controlled transient elastography for evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

R Vuppalanchi, MS Siddiqui, ML Van Natta… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Vibration‐controlled transient elastography estimates liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and
controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), which are noninvasive assessments of hepatic …

American Gastroenterological Association Institute technical review on the role of elastography in chronic liver diseases

S Singh, AJ Muir, DT Dieterich, YT Falck-Ytter - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic liver diseases (CLDs), due to chronic hepatitis C; hepatitis B; nonalcoholic fatty liver
diseases (NAFLD); and alcoholic liver disease, are a leading cause of morbidity and …

Noninvasive imaging biomarker assessment of liver fibrosis by elastography in NAFLD

EB Tapper, R Loomba - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2018 - nature.com
NAFLD is a global epidemic. The prevalence of NAFLD is 20–30% in North America,
northern Europe, Australia, Japan, India and China. It is crucial that patients with NAFLD …

Accuracy of fibroscan, compared with histology, in analysis of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis B or C: a United States multicenter study

NH Afdhal, BR Bacon, K Patel, EJ Lawitz… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Liver biopsy is invasive and associated with complications, sampling
errors, and observer variability. Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) with …

Fibrosis assessment in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in 2016

DH Kaswala, M Lai, NH Afdhal - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2016 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of liver pathologies characterized by
hepatic steatosis with a history of little to no alcohol consumption or secondary causes of …