Title of article :
Noninvasive liver fibrosis assessment: Why does the APRI not work for hepatitis B?
Author/Authors :
Christian Philipp Selinger Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services - Concord Repatriation and General Hospital - Concord - Sydney, Australia , Rupert W. Leong Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Services - Concord Repatriation and General Hospital - Concord - Sydney, Australia
Abstract :
We read the article by Yilmaz et al. with interest (1).
Chronic liver disease requires the regular assessment
of fibrosis to risk-stratify patients to treat and monitor
the complications of liver cirrhosis (2).
Keywords :
Liver fibrosis , Aspartate aminotransferase , Hepatitis B
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
