Transient elastography for non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis

Abstract

Accurate estimation of liver fibrosis is important for determining the stage of liver disease, for making therapeutic decisions, and for assessing the prognosis of patients. Though liver biopsy is the traditional gold standard for assessing liver fibrosis, various non-invasive methods that can substitute it are now available . Transient elastography is the most reliable and validated non-invasive method for measuring liver fibrosis in routine clinical practice. It can be performed in an outpatient department (OPD) with immediate results and excellent reproducibility. It has been evolved in the past decade to become an essential tool in the management of chronic liver disease.