Diagnostic tools: Various tests to diagnose and manage hepatitis C including various biochemical marker, imaging, liver biopsy for grading/staging liver disease and HCV RNA (viral load) tests.

 

·        Biochemical/Imaging

o       457. Fibrotest Fibromax: International Standardization Of Biochemical Markers Measurements For Results Concordance Between Laboratories.

o       477. Non-invasive Prediction of Liver Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. (Updated Nov 1)

o       1942. A Prospective Analysis of Fibrotest-Fibrosure (FT) Prognostic Value At 10 Years In Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC). 

o       1943. The presence of additional diagnoses in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C. Histological evaluation of liver biopsies used for correlation with Transient Elastography in 257 patients. 

 

·        General

o       475. Sex-specific Association between Alcohol, Body Size and Serum Aminotransferase Levels: The Rancho Bernardo Study. (Updated Nov 1)

o       501. Fibrotest Or Fibroscan For Evaluation Of Liver Fibrosis In Hemophilia Patients Infected With Hepatitis C. (Updated Nov 4)

o       1274. Current Opinion Regarding the Utilization of Liver Biopsies in the Management of Hepatitis C: A National Survey.