Clinical application of liver stiffness measurement for assessing the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal of Liver Cancer
;
: 12-18, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-765709
ABSTRACT
The most significant risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the presence of cirrhosis or advanced fibrosis of the liver. Liver biopsy was traditionally considered the gold standard for assessing the liver fibrosis burden. Recently, non-invasive methods, particularly transient elastography (TE), have proven effective at measuring fibrosis and determining cirrhosis. Clinical application of TE ranges from measuring fibrosis to predicting long-term prognosis and treatment response. Here, we focus on recent studies on the prognostic value of TE for predicting HCC.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biopsy
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Fibrosis
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Risk Factors
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
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Liver
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Liver Cirrhosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Liver Cancer
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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