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Simple non-invasive fibrosis scoring systems can reliably exclude advanced fibrosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Gut · 2010 · Vol. 59(9) · pp. 1265–1269
Stuart McPherson✉(Freeman Hospital)Sheila F. Stewart(Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital)Elsbeth Henderson(Freeman Hospital)Alastair D. Burt(Newcastle University)Christopher P. Day(Newcastle University)
Abstract
The ALT/AST ratio, FIB-4 and NAFLD fibrosis scores can reliably exclude advanced fibrosis in a high proportion of patients with NAFLD, allowing liver biopsy to be used in a more directed manner.
Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationLiver Diseases and ImmunityMedicineGastroenterologyInternal medicineSteatohepatitisFatty liverFibrosisLiver biopsyBody mass indexBiopsyDiabetes mellitus
MeSH terms
AdultAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBiopsyEpidemiologic MethodsFatty LiverFemaleHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkers
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