Abstract
Prognosis of patients with chronic liver disease is determined by the extent and progression of liver fibrosis, which may ultimately lead to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Liver biopsy (LB) is regarded as the gold standard to estimate the extent of liver fibrosis. However, because LB has several limitations, the foremost being its invasiveness, several non-invasive methods for assessing liver fibrosis have been proposed. Of these, transient elastography (TE) provides an accurate representation of the extent of liver fibrosis. Furthermore, recent studies have focused on the usefulness of TE for assessing the risk of HCC development and HCC recurrence after curative treatment, and developed novel models to calculate the risk of HCC development based on TE findings. These issues are discussed in this expert review.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 501-511 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 Jul |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the Liver Cirrhosis Clinical Research Center, in part by a grant from the Korea Healthcare Technology R & D project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (no. HI10C2020). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. The funding does not alter our adherence to journal policies on sharing data and materials. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology