What is FibroScan?
FibroScan Testing is a FDA-approved non-invasive diagnostic device used to measure liver scarring or fibrosis caused by a number of liver diseases.
FibroScan testing is quick, painless, easy, and provides a non-surgical alternative to the traditional liver biopsy to assess liver damage.
Your physician may recommend a FibroScan test if you have one of the following chronic liver conditions:
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Genetic Diseases (such as Hemochromatosis and Wilson's Disease)
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
What to expect once you arrive for the Test:
FibroScan requires no sedation of any kind.
The procedure takes about 5 minutes.
A medical provider will apply a water-based gel to your skin, then will place a non-invasive probe over your liver
During the exam, you may feel a slight vibration on the skin at the tip of the probe as it delivers ultrasound waves to the area for measuring purposes.
What is a FibroScan?
FibroScan® is the name of a medical device used to help determine the health of your liver.
If your doctor is recommending a fibroscan of the liver, it is likely to assess the health of your liver and detect liver fibrosis, which can indicate the presence and extent of liver damage or liver disease.
FibroScan uses advanced ultrasound technology called transient elastography to measure liver stiffness.
With the FibroScan, liver stiffness is measured, which indicates whether or not scarring is present, and which can also indicate the extent of the scarring.
Scarring of the liver in the initial stages is called fibrosis, and more severe scarring is cirrhosis. The FibroScan is like a fibrosis scan that can use scarring measurements to provide a diagnosis or to track the progression of liver disease.
What is a normal FibroScan result?
In general, though, the FibroScan will provide you with a:
1. Cap Score: The amount of your liver with fatty change is measured by your CAP score in decibels per meter (dB/m) and corresponds to your steatosis grade (S1, S2 or S3). The lower the percentage of your liver with fatty change, the healthier your liver is and the lower your CAP score and steatosis grade from your FibroScan. A CAP score of 5% or lower indicates a healthy liver, while a CAP score of 5% to 33% with a steatosis grade of S1 indicates a mild fatty liver.
CAP scores and steatosis grades higher than that indicate moderate to severe liver fat content and more liver damage.
2. Fibrosis Score: Based on the amount of scarring in your liver, as measured in kilopascals (kPa), you will receive a fibrosis score. The lower the score, the less scarring you have on your liver and the healthier your liver is. A normal result is between 2 and 6 kPa. A fibrosis score of F0 to F1 indicates no liver scarring or mild liver scarring. The highest score possible is F4, which indicates advanced liver scarring, or cirrhosis.
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