Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately,
cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver …

The evaluation and follow up of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis have been traditionally performed
by liver biopsy. However, during the last 20 years, it has become evident that this “gold …

This manuscript describes the use of ultrasound elastography, with the exception of liver
applications, and represents an update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of …

In patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD), the presence of
clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) and varices needing treatment (VNT) bears …

Liver fibrosis is part of the structural and functional alterations in most chronic liver diseases.
It is one of the main prognostic factors as the amount of fibrosis is correlated with the risk of …

Chronic liver diseases (CLDs), due to chronic hepatitis C; hepatitis B; nonalcoholic fatty liver
diseases (NAFLD); and alcoholic liver disease, are a leading cause of morbidity and …

Portal hypertension (PH) leads to serious complications, such as bleeding from
gastroesophageal varices, ascites and portosystemic encephalopathy in patients with …

Background & Aims There are no data validating the performance of spleen stiffness
measurement in ruling out high-risk varices in patients with HBV-related cirrhosis under …

Elastography is a relatively new imaging technology that creates images of tissue stiffness. It
can be thought of an extension of the ancient technique of palpation but it gives better …

Objectives To systematically review studies on the diagnostic accuracy of spleen stiffness
measurement (SSM) for the detection of clinical significant portal hypertension (CSPH) …