BACKGROUND AND AIMS Liver stiffness (LS) and spleen stiffness (SS) are two most widely accessible non-invasive parameters for predicting esophageal varices (EV), but the reported accuracy of the two predictors have been inconsistent across studies. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the diagnostic performance of LS and SS measurement for detecting EV in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD...

The use of non-invasive tests to stage the severity of liver disease (ie. scarring) is now well established in the management of patients with chronic liver disease. This is because assessment of liver scarring provides prognostic information and assists in establishing treatment priorities. One such technique, transient elastography (TE), is a simple, safe and efficient way to estimate liver s...

methods fifty-three patients who were treated at the department of gastroenterology and hepatology of the university clinic essen from 2008 to 2013 included in this retrospective study. laboratory parameters were used to calculate non-invasive markers for liver fiibrosis. every patient underwent a liver biopsy within 6 months of the liver stiffness measurement. objectives autoimmune hepatitis (...

PURPOSE To compare the accuracy of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) with that of aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) for estimating the stage of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively enrolled 160 patients with chronic hepatitis and 25 healthy living liv...