Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	29730
Country	Italy

Received	2016-08-26 09:15
Peer-Review Started	2016-08-27 16:15
To Make the First Decision	2016-10-10 12:15
Return for Revision	2016-10-13 18:06
Revised	2016-10-22 22:57
Second Decision	2016-12-01 16:23
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-08 15:32
Articles in Press	2016-12-08 15:32
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2016-12-20 07:11
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-12-28 20:20
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-01-12 13:49

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Evolving strategies for liver fibrosis staging: Non-invasive assessment
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Cristina Stasi and Stefano Milani
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Cristina Stasi, MD, PhD, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50141 Firenze, Italy. cristina.stasi@gmail.com
Key Words	Elastography; Non-invasive methods; Chronic liver diseases; Stiffness; Non-invasive serum markers
Core Tip	Several studies have demonstrated the accuracy of non-invasive methods to predict significant/advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis and to identify the presence/absence of fibrosis. However, it is still unknown if either non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis or elastography may contribute to a more accurate staging of liver cirrhosis, in terms of prognosis and fibrosis regression after effective therapy. Therefore, future studies are needed to validate non-invasive methods in predicting the different phases of liver cirrhosis.
Publish Date	2017-01-12 13:49
Citation	Stasi C, Milani S. Evolving strategies for liver fibrosis staging: the non-invasive assessment. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(2): 191-196
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i2/191.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i2.191

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