Transient elastography in the assessment of liver fibrosis
The article is devoted to the diagnosis of liver fibrosis using noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis. Detailed the methods of transient elastography of the liver, Shear Wave Elasticity Imaging (SWEI) as well as methods based on shear wave elastography, (ARFI) Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse, 2D-transverse wave elastography. The effectiveness of these methods compared with each other and with the laboratory methods of diagnosis in patients with viral hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The high efficiency of transient elastography as a non-invasive method to accurately diagnose liver fibrosis in various categories of patients with liver diseases was noted. It is indicated that transient elastography can also monitor the dynamics of liver fibrosis under the influence of treatment and disease progression. This article is based on the recommendations of EASL and ALEH Governing Boards