Noninvasive tests predict liver-related events and mortality in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: sub-analysis of the CLIONE-Asia study.
Hiroshi IshibaYoshio SumidaYoshihiro KamadaHideki FujiiMichihiro IwakiHideki HayashiHidenori ToyodaSatoshi OedaHideyuki HyogoMiwa KawanakaAkihiro MorishitaKensuke MunekageKazuhito KawataTsubasa TsutsumiKoji SawadaTatsuji MaeshiroHiroshi TobitaYuichi YoshidaMasafumi NaitoAsuka ArakiShingo ArakakiTakumi KawaguchiHidenao NoritakeMasafumi OnoTsutomu MasakiSatoshi YasudaEiichi TomitaMasato YonedaAkihiro TokushigeHirokazu TakahashiShinichiro UedaShinichi AishimaHirokazu TakahashiTakeshi Okanouenull nullPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)
NITs accurately predict LRM and LREs as well as a liver biopsy in Japanese patients with NAFLD. Patients in the low risk may not require close follow-up for at least 5 years. The simple NITs could be an acceptable alternative method to performing a liver biopsy for the prognosis of NAFLD.