Ultrasound-Based Transient Elastography for the Detection of Hepatic Fibrosis in Patients with Recurrent Hepatitis C Virus After Liver Transplantation

摘要

In a meta-analysis, ultrasound-based transient elastography had excellent diagnostic accuracy in detecting cirrhosis, according to Jay ant Talwalkar, MD, and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The major limitation of the technique lies in interpreting results that correspond to intermediate stages of fibrosis, Talwalkar and colleagues reported in the March issue of Liver Transplantation. Further studies that confirm our results could highlight the importance of [transient elastography] as a diagnostic tool for liver transplant recipients the authors claimed.