Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	2146
Country	China

Received	2013-02-01 08:23
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-01 16:35
To Make the First Decision	2013-02-21 20:38
Return for Revision	2013-02-27 11:55
Revised	2013-03-01 08:25
Second Decision	2013-03-06 17:51
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-03-07 07:22
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Transient elastography: Kill two birds with one stone?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Grace Lai-Hung Wong
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Grace Lai-Hung Wong, MD, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, and Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 9/F Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. wonglaihung@cuhk.edu.hk
Key Words	Biopsy; Cirrhosis; Fibrosis; Hepatitis; Fatty liver; Steatosis of liver
Core Tip	Transient elastography (TE, Fibroscan?) is a non-invasive tool with satisfactory accuracy to estimate liver fibrosis and steatosis. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) with TE has been well validated to detect advanced fibrosis in most liver diseases. LSM is useful in predicting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), portal hypertension, post-operative complications in HCC patients, and survival. The new XL probe increases the success rate of TE in obese patients. A novel ultrasonic controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) of the machine is useful to detect steatosis noninvasively. Simultaneous LSM and CAP results make TE very convenient to assess any patients with suspected or confirmed liver diseases.
Publish Date	2013-05-27 12:24
Citation	Wong GLH. Transient elastography: Kill two birds with one stone? World J Hepatol 2013; 5(5): 264-274
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v5/i5/264.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v5.i5.264

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