Abstract

Background: Liver stiffness (LS) as measured by transient elastography is now widely used to non-invasively assess the degree of fibrosis in chronic liver disease. However, several other conditions also increase LS values irrespective of fibrosis such as cholestasis, congestion, inflammation, or an increase of arterial pressure.

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