Management of Hepatitis C Infection
Summary
- Hepatitis fibrosis assessment using liver biopsy, imaging, and/or noninvasive tests is recommended before HCV treatment (Management Guidelines)[AASLD-IDSA HCV]; degree of fibrosis influences likelihood of response and length of therapy
- Various noninvasive measures for assessing fibrosis are available (Table 21)
- Transient elastography, an ultrasound-based assessment of liver stiffness, is a noninvasive means of measuring liver fibrosis
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Keywords: Hepatitis C-Staging, Hepatitis C-Treatment