Open AccessTransient elastography for the detection of hepatic fibrosis in HIV-monoinfected adults with elevated aminotransferases on antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Caryn Morse,
Mary McLaughlin,
Michael A. Proschan,
Christopher Koh,
David E. Kleiner,
Theo Heller,
Joseph A. Kovacs
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000000841
Subject(s) - transient elastography , liver biopsy , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , medicine , gastroenterology , liver disease , hepatitis c , fibrosis , biopsy , fatty liver , prospective cohort study , cohort , pathology , disease
Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is increasingly used to assess liver fibrosis in viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease populations. Because the accuracy of VCTE in HIV-monoinfected populations has not been established, we evaluated its performance in assessing liver fibrosis in a cohort of HIV-monoinfected adults undergoing liver biopsy as part of a recently published clinical trial.