Liver and Spleen Stiffness Surveillance Through Elastography During and After Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C.
Sheng-Hung ChenHsueh-Chou LaiWen-Pang SuJung-Ta KaoPo-Heng ChuangWei-Fan HsuHung-Wei WangTsung-Yu TsaiHung-Yao ChenCheng-Yuan PengPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
The biphasic fast-to-slow decline in LS occurred early in the on-treatment phase, which is consistent with the resolution of hepatic necroinflammation. The slow-to-fast decline in SS occurred off treatment. Future studies should investigate the association with regressions in liver fibrosis and portal hypertension.