The Influence of Histologic Inflammation on the Improvement of Liver Stiffness Values Over 1 and 3 Years.
Jeong-Ju YooYeon Seok SeoYoung Seok KimSoung Won JeongJae Young JangSang Jun SuhHyung Joon YimKi-Tae SukDong Joon KimKwang-Hyub HanSeung-Up KimBo Ra LeeSang Gyune KimPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)
The LS value is affected by the degree of inflammation even at a low ALT level. Furthermore, baseline histologic inflammation has a significant impact on the improvement of LS values over time. Therefore, baseline inflammation should be taken into consideration when interpreting an improvement in LS value.
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