Feasibility and Diagnostic Performance of the Fibroscan XL Probe for Liver Stiffness Measurement in Overweight and Obese Patients

P. Myers, Robert; Pomier–Layrargues, Gilles; Kirsch, Richard; Pollett, Aaron; Duarte‐Rojo, Andrés; Wong, David; Beaton, Melanie; Levstik, Mark; Crotty, Pam; Elkashab, Magdy

doi:10.1002/hep.24624

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Feasibility and Diagnostic Performance of the Fibroscan XL Probe for Liver Stiffness Measurement in Overweight and Obese Patients

Published in Hepatology • Sep 1, 2011

Authors:

Robert P. Myers

Gilles Pomier–Layrargues

Richard Kirsch

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Failure of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) and unreliable results occur in ≈ 5% and 15% of patients, respectively, mainly due to obesity. In this multicenter study, we evaluated the feasibility and performance of the novel FibroScan XL probe in...

Subject

Overweight

Medicine

Internal medicine

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