A Health Technology Assessment of Transient Elastography in Adult Liver Disease | Zendy

Rodney Steadman | Zendy; Robert P. Myers | Zendy; Laura E. Leggett | Zendy; Diane Lorenzetti | Zendy; Tom Noseworthy | Zendy; Sarah Rose | Zendy; Lloyd R. Sutherland | Zendy; Fiona Clement | Zendy

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A Health Technology Assessment of Transient Elastography in Adult Liver Disease

Author(s) -

Rodney Steadman,

Robert P. Myers,

Laura E. Leggett,

Diane Lorenzetti,

Tom Noseworthy,

Sarah Rose,

Lloyd R. Sutherland,

Fiona Clement

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/2013/684982

Subject(s) - transient elastography , medicine , cirrhosis , liver biopsy , biopsy , liver disease , nonalcoholic fatty liver disease , liver transplantation , gastroenterology , radiology , fibrosis , chronic liver disease , stage (stratigraphy) , fatty liver , disease , transplantation , paleontology , biology

An estimated one in 10 Canadians have some form of liver disease. The reference standard for staging and monitoring liver fibrosis is percutaneous liver biopsy--an invasive procedure associated with risks and complications. Transient elastography (TE) represents a noninvasive, ultrasound-based alternative.

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