Liver fibrosis assessments using FibroScan, virtual-touch tissue quantification, the FIB-4 index, and mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer levels compared with pathological findings of liver resection specimens in patients with hepatitis C infection.
Naoyuki UedaTomokazu KawaokaMichio ImamuraHiroshi AikataTakashi NakaharaEisuke MurakamiMasataka TsugeAkira HiramatsuC Nelson HayesMichiya YokozakiKazuaki ChayamaPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)
FibroScan and VTQ best reflected the results of hepatic fibrosis diagnosis using liver resection specimens among the four examination methods evaluated.