Noninvasive Fibrosis Assessment in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection: An Update

Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

Liver fibrosis is the main predictor of the progression of chronic hepatitis C, and its assessment by liver biopsy (LB) can help determine therapy. However, biopsy is an invasive procedure with several limitations. A new, noninvasive medical device based on transient elastography has been designed to measure liver stiffness. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of liver stiffness me...

Fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is typically characterised by slowly progressive hepatic fibrosis. However, it is recognised that some patients do not progress while others rapidly develop significant fibrosis. Here, we review studies that have assessed factors that could influence this rate of fibrotic progression.

noninvasive evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis c

noninvasive methods to evaluate liver fibrosis in chronic hcv infection

Hepatitis C. An update.

Hepatitis C is a long-term viral infection affecting the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus HCV. Hepatitis C can be silent for years before symptoms appear, and liver damage occurs. The hepatitis C virus is extremely infectious, which means that only a tiny amount of HCV can cause illness. Hepatitis C is a major public health problem worldwide with far-reaching implications because of the ch...