Open AccessNoninvasive assessment of alcoholic liver disease using unidimensional transient elastography (Fibroscan®)
Author(s) -
Monica LupșorPlaton,
Radu Badea
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i42.11914
Subject(s) - transient elastography , steatosis , fatty liver , alcoholic liver disease , medicine , disease , elastography , liver disease , fibrosis , gastroenterology , liver fibrosis , hepatic fibrosis , pathology , radiology , cirrhosis , ultrasound
Unidimensional transient elastography (TE) is a noninvasive technique, which has been increasingly used in the assessment of diffuse liver diseases. This paper focuses on reviewing the existing data on the use of TE in the diagnosis of fibrosis and in monitoring disease progression in alcoholic liver disease, on the factors that may influence the result of fibrosis prediction, and last but not least, on its potential use in assessing the steatosis degree. Therefore, this field is far from being exhausted and deserves more attention. Further studies are required, on large groups of biopsied patients, in order to find answers to all the remaining questions in this field.