The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis from several sources, including an external assessment report and an overview of that ...

Experts say about one in 10 Americans have some form of liver disease like hepatitis, cirrhosis or cancer.Many of those patients would have to undergo a core needle biopsy procedure, which is invasive ...

BALTIMORE (KFSN) -- Thirty million Americans, or one in 10, have some form of liver disease. It could be scarring from a hepatitis C infection, cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Doctors are now using a ...

The National Institute for Health and Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended FibroScan, a non-invasive hepatic ultrasound scan, as an option for assessing liver damage from fibrosis and ...

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 ...

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 ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan family of products, is pleased to announce that FibroScan has been added to the US Defense Logistics ...

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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 ...

It is expected that additional FibroScan devices may be required in primary or community care settings to implement the guidance. The recommendations will also require a change to the setting that the ...