Liver stiffness measurement using XL probe in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Wong V. W., Vergniol J., Wong G. L., Foucher J., Chan A. W., Chermak F., Choi P. C., Merrouche W., Chu S. H., Pesque S., Pesque S., Chan H. L. and de Ledinghen V., Chan H. L. and de Ledinghen V.
2012
American Journal of Gastroenterology 107;12 (1862-1871)
OBJECTIVES: Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography is a noninvasive test of liver fibrosis, but cannot be performed in a significant proportion of obese patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the new XL probe in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS: Liver biopsy and paired LSM by both the original M probe and XL probe were performed on 193 consecutive NAFLD patients in France and Hong Kong. RESULTS: Compared with M probe, XL probe was more likely to achieve 10 valid measurements (95% vs. 81%; P
Pubmed : 23032979