expertise

Clinical

FibroScan® is the only medical device using elastography which boasts more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and more than 500 communications. Numbers increase every year.

Clinical Handbook - Fibroscan

In 2010, we have more than 300 articles published or in press, 550 oral or poster communications.

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NASH

FibroScan® facilitates patient management

NASH

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Transient elastography in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Yoneda et al. (2007). Gut 56(9): 1330-1.

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HBV

FibroScan®, an adjunct to liver biopsy

HBV

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Prospective evaluation of transient elastography for the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis in Asians: comparison with liver biopsy and aspartate transaminase platelet ratio index (APRI)

Chang et al. (2008). Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 28(1): 51-61.

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HCV

FibroScan®, an adjunct to liver biopsy 

HCV

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Reliability of transient elastography for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Arena et al. (2008). Gut 57(9): 1288-1293.

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FibroTest and FibroScan® for the Prediction of Hepatitis C-Related Fibrosis: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy

Shaheen et al. (2007). American Journal of Gastroenterology: 1-12.

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Prospective comparison of transient elastography, Fibrotest, APRI and liver biopsy for the assessement of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Castera et al. (2005). Gastroenterology 128: 343-350.

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HIV-HCV

FibroScan®, an adjunct to liver biopsy 

HIV-HCV

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Liver fibrosis on account of chronic hepatitis C is more severe in HIV-positive than HIV-negative patients despite antiretroviral therapy

De Ledinghen et al. (2008). Journal of viral hepatitis 15(6): 427-33.

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The use of transient elastometry for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with HIV and hepatitis C virus coinfection

Vergara et al. (2007). Clinical Infectious Diseases 45(8): 969-74.

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Assessment of liver fibrosis by transient elastography in persons with hepatitis C virus infection or HIV-hepatitis C virus coinfection

Kirk et al. (2009). Clin Infect Dis 48(7): 963-72.

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