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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 9 Limitations of fibroscan in clinical practice
Difficult to perform in obese patients (5% rate failure)
Inter-observer and intra-observer variability influenced by liver steatosis
Influence of ALT flares (HBV reactivation)
Lower performance for diagnosis of significant fibrosis