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Le Fibroscan: une nouvelle méthode d’évaluation non invasive de la fibrose hépatique
Lamproye, Anne; Belaiche, Jacques; Delwaide, Jean
2007In Revue Médicale de Liège, 62 Spec No, p. 68-72
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Keywords :
Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Equipment Design; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis
Abstract :
[en] The FibroScan is a device allowing a non invasive diagnosis and quantification of liver fibrosis. The procedure is based on transient elastography and allows to record liver stiffness by measuring the velocity of shear wave across liver parenchyma. The elasticity is directly correlated to velocity of the wave. In chronic hepatitis C, there is a good correlation between liver elasticity and stage of fibrosis. The FibroScan has also been studied in other chronic liver diseases, such as hepatitis B, primary biliary cirrhosis, sclerosing cholangitis, auto-immune hepatitis, alcohol, steatosis, hemachromatosis with reproductible results. In a cirrhotic patient, it also allows to assess the severity of cirrhosis and to evaluate the risk of complication. It is a painless procedure, with a good acceptability by the patients. Therefore, the FibroScan can be regularly performed, allowing the follow up of fibrosis evolution over time.
Disciplines :
Gastroenterology & hepatology
Author, co-author :
Lamproye, Anne ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Belaiche, Jacques ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Delwaide, Jean ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Language :
French
Title :
Le Fibroscan: une nouvelle méthode d’évaluation non invasive de la fibrose hépatique
Alternative titles :
[en] The FibroScan: a new non invasive method of liver fibrosis evaluation
Publication date :
2007
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Volume :
62 Spec No
Pages :
68-72
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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