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How accurate is a fibroscan?
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Pretty good.: Fibroscan for hepatic fibrosis is a good test. For cirrhosis the sensitivity of the test ( ability to detect disease when it is actually present) is about 90% and the specificity (ability to exclude disease when it is not present) is also about 90%. In some clinical cases a biopsy is still required.
Answered 3/4/2020
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