Inflammation
Research on inflammation published by J. Anastasiou et al
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 31st, 2010
"The efficiency of transient elastography for the assessment of liver fibrosis has been evaluated mainly in patients with chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B, with few studies with nonviral chronic liver disease (CLD) such as autoimmune hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. In this study, we examined the value of transient elastography in a number of groups in comparison with the Fibrotest/Actitest (FT/AT), using the liver biopsy (LB) as the reference standard," scientists writing in the European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology report.
"An unselected and consecutive group of 65 patients had an LB either as part of...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-05-31)
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