Prospective comparison of noninvasive techniques for the assessment of liver stiffness in a cohort of compensated HCV liver cirrhosis

Background: Liver biopsy is the “gold standard” for diagnosing liver fibrosis, but it also can be diagnosed by means of noninvasive techniques, either biological tests or elastographic techniques. Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the performance of five ultrasound elastographic techniques and FibroTest in diagnosing compensated HCV liver cirrhosis. Material and Method: We performed a prospective study, including 54 consecutive patients diagnosed with HCV liver cirrhosis. All patients were evaluated by five elastographic techniques-Transient Elastography[(TE)-FibroScan, EchoSens], Virtual Touch Quantific…