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Fibroscan
Does anyone know if Fibroscan has been approved for general use, of is it still being evaluated and tested?
I'm desperate for a good non-invasive test that shows fibrosis level.
I'm desperate for a good non-invasive test that shows fibrosis level.
so the above correction goes in my first post right under
Only problem is the gray area.
so why is the forum editing me ???
apache
Only problem is the gray area.
so why is the forum editing me ???
apache
dont know why forum wont let me say this ???
less than four is no damage
over twelve is cirrhosis
less than four is no damage
over twelve is cirrhosis
wow, it wont let me post correction !
Lets try this
The way it was explained to me,
12 = cirrhosis
Lets try this
The way it was explained to me,
12 = cirrhosis
Sorry, this was suppose to be in the my last post.
Not sure why it did not post correctly.
The way it was explained to me,
12= cirrhosis
Not sure why it did not post correctly.
The way it was explained to me,
12= cirrhosis
I got one done at Dr Schiff's office in the University of Miami liver center,
Dr Reddy did the Fibroscan and also was teaching a Hepatologist fellowship dr how to use Fibroscaner on me. Dr Reddy impressed me as being one of the most knowledgeable doctors I ever spoke with. Easy to talk to, aggressive treating, on the cutting edge hepatologist, imo.
It is a few minute painless procedure.
Although Dr spent about 25 minutes on me, explaining to his student how to place the probe properly and get an accurate reading and what the readings means on the screen.
All in all it was very interesting to me.
Only problem is the gray area.
The way it was explained to me,
12= cirrhosis
Anything in between is the gray area and could more or less go either way. He did say, readings over 18 are not good at all.
My score was 6.8
Fibroscan is not approved yet, but will probably tell you if you have cirrhosis or no damage, at least as good as the 'gold standard' harpoon bx 30% error rate.
apache
Dr Reddy did the Fibroscan and also was teaching a Hepatologist fellowship dr how to use Fibroscaner on me. Dr Reddy impressed me as being one of the most knowledgeable doctors I ever spoke with. Easy to talk to, aggressive treating, on the cutting edge hepatologist, imo.
It is a few minute painless procedure.
Although Dr spent about 25 minutes on me, explaining to his student how to place the probe properly and get an accurate reading and what the readings means on the screen.
All in all it was very interesting to me.
Only problem is the gray area.
The way it was explained to me,
12= cirrhosis
Anything in between is the gray area and could more or less go either way. He did say, readings over 18 are not good at all.
My score was 6.8
Fibroscan is not approved yet, but will probably tell you if you have cirrhosis or no damage, at least as good as the 'gold standard' harpoon bx 30% error rate.
apache
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