Title of article :
Liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases: Are laboratory tests useful to diagnosis?
Author/Authors :
Leonardi, Salvatore Department of Pediatrics - University of Catania - Catania, Italy , Vitaliti, Giovanna Department of Pediatrics - University of Catania - Catania, Italy
Abstract :
The article published in Hepatitis Monthy on noninvasive
assessment of liver fibrosis with the aspartate
transaminasis to platelet ratio index (APRI) in patients
with chronic liver disease by Yilmaz et al. (1), is interesting
and very useful to permit a diagnosis and staging of
fibrosis, although this index does not seem to have a high
sensitivity and specificity. In recent years, efforts have
been made to develop non-invasive predictive models
that may correlate with stage of fibrosis.
Keywords :
Liver fibrosis , Diagnosis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
