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How accurate is a fibroscan ultrasound of the liver? heard it can falsely diagnose cirrhosis if there is viral inflammation present? it this true?
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Fibroscan can result in A false positive reading for cirrhosis in the presence of acute hepatitis and a number of other conditions giving false measurements of liver stiffness. Liver biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of liver pathology.
Answered 7/31/2023
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