Noninvasine Techniques For The Evaluation And Monitoring Of Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

Noninvasive techniques to monitor liver fibrosis are being investigated as alternatives to liver biopsy in patients with chronic liver disease. There are 2 options for noninvasive monitoring: (1) multianalyte serum assays with algorithmic analysis of either direct or indirect biomarkers; and (2) specialized radiologic methods, including magnetic resonance elastography, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transient elastography, acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, and real-time transient elastography.