Experts say about one in 10 Americans have some form of liver disease like hepatitis, cirrhosis or cancer.Many of those patients would have to undergo a core needle biopsy procedure, which is invasive ...
The Fibroscan test is recognized in the medical community as an established procedure to assess liver fibrosis. It received FDA approval in 2012. A simple probe is placed on the skin in between the ...
WEBVTT WOMAN'S DOCTOR. MINDY: WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS A PROCEDURE CALLED A FIBROSCAN OF THE LIVER. IT'S NON-INVASIVE SIMILAR TO AN ULTRASOUND. IT MEASURES THE DEGREE OF SCARRING, OR FIBROSIS, ON THE ...