Liver fibrosis happens when persistent inflammation of the liver causes excessive scar tissue to build up in the organ and nearby blood vessels. The presence of scar tissue can impair overall liver ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan family of products, announces the launch of FibroScan 630 Expert, a high-performance elastography engine that ...

Just a few years ago, Grand Junction gastroenterologist Dr. William Shields was administering a lot of biopsies to diagnose the level of scarring in a patient's liver. The process involves a needle ...

As waistlines grow, more people’s weight is on the rise, and so is fatty liver disease. It’s a serious medical condition that increases the risk of liver cancer and cirrhosis, but now doctors can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — FibroScan screening for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis could ...

PARIS & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan ® family of products, is pleased to announce its strong presence at the upcoming American ...

At present, transient elastography and the serum marker FibroTest are the most intensively evaluated non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis. The results of the present study for ...

This milestone opens a path for FibroScan ® to ultimately replace liver biopsy for patient enrollment and treatment response assessment in MASH drug development WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 8, 2025 ...

each FibroScan device is expected to be used for at least 500 scans per year, typically requiring use in locations which cover larger populations, such as community diagnostic hubs this is likely to ...

Background: FibroTest (FT) is the most frequently used serum fibrosis marker and consists of an algorithm of five fibrosis markers (alfa2-macroglobulin, apolipoproteinA1, haptoglobin, GGT, bilirubin).