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Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2009; 15(18): 2190-2203
Published online May 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2190
Table 4 Features of the ideal non-invasive method for liver fibrosis
Reliable (high diagnostic accuracy)
Widely available (simple, least expensive)
Providing information on both fibrosis stage and fibrogenesis activity
Validated by large-scale studies
Validated by independent studies (different authors from the proposing study)
Validated in various etiologies of CLDs (HCV, HBV, ALD, NAFLD)
Identifying clinically important fibrosis stages (significant fibrosis and cirrhosis)