BALTIMORE (KFSN) -- Thirty million Americans, or one in 10, have some form of liver disease. It could be scarring from a hepatitis C infection, cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Doctors are now using a ...

PARIS & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan ® family of products, is pleased to announce its strong presence at the upcoming American ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Fast and painless are two words everyone wants to hear when it comes to medical procedures. Now, there's a new way to diagnose liver issues that promises both of those things. When ...

Liver fibrosis happens when persistent inflammation of the liver causes excessive scar tissue to build up in the organ and nearby blood vessels. The presence of scar tissue can impair overall liver ...

PARIS & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan ® portfolio of solutions, is pleased to announce that the latest Baveno VII guidelines fully support ...

A liver biopsy is a painful procedure. A long needle goes through the skin into the liver and pulls out a core of liver tissue. It’s risky, invasive and expensive. But what if another option existed?

The study period for sample acquisition was from September 2005 to June 2008. The Serum bank of the J.W. Goethe-University Hospital was checked for serum of patients with chronic liver disease, who ...

When I was first invited for a liver FibroScan at The Liver Clinic in London, I wasn’t convinced it would be worth my while. I don’t drink that much; I’m active and eat pretty healthily. Surely there ...

BOSTON — In the staging of liver fibrosis in the post-liver transplant setting, readings from noninvasive tests commonly have major discrepancies when compared with liver biopsy results, particularly ...

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis from several sources, including an external assessment report and an overview of that ...