Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	32203
Country	Australia

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Use of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio to reduce the need for FibroScan in the evaluation of liver fibrosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Conference Manuscripts
All Author List	Stephanie Wong, Dep Huynh, Frank Zhang and Nam Q Nguyen
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Nam Q Nguyen, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia. quocnam.nguyen@sa.gov.au
Key Words	Liver fibrosis; Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio; Utilization; FibroScan
Core Tip	This is the first study to show that an aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio (APRI) score of 0.5 could potentially be used as a screening tool to predict the need for FibroScan in patients with hepatitis C or hepatitis B. Our study showed that an APRI score of 0.5 could reduce the need for FibroScan in 43% of the study cohort with high sensitivity.
Citation	Wong S, Huynh D, Zhang F, Nguyen NQ. Use of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio to reduce the need for FibroScan in the evaluation of liver fibrosis. World J Hepatol 2017; 9(17): 791-796

Received	2016-12-29 14:48
Peer-Review Started	2016-12-29 16:45
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-04 14:27
Return for Revision	2017-02-08 13:10
Revised	2017-03-06 11:59
Second Decision	2017-04-12 18:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-04-24 10:27
Articles in Press	2017-04-24 10:27
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-05-27 08:05

ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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