Identification of chronic hepatitis C patients without hepatic fibrosis by a simple predictive model

By X. Forns, S. Ampurdanés, J. Llovet, J. Aponte, L. Quintó, E. Martínez‐Bauer, M. Bruguera, J. Sánchez‐Tapias, J. Rodés. Hepatology, 2002

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Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis: A Concise Review (2004, background): “gamma glutamyl peptidase, and cholesterol levels (86).”
Hepascore: an accurate validated predictor of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C infection. (2005, background): “Many published studies have also developed panels of serum markers applicable to fibrosis prediction in hepatitis C–infected patients (13, 15, 16, 19, 26, 27); however, our study has several unique features.”
A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (2003, neutral): “004 Transfusion 20 (20) 25 (28) 39 (24) 6 (18) IDU and transfusion 0 9 (10) 4 (2) 5 (21) Others 19 (19) 12 (13) 30 (18) 1 (4) Unknown 17 (17) 11 (12) 23 (14) 5 (18) Age at infection, y 20.”
Management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An update (2011, neutral): “Radiological Diagnosis of HCC HCC can be diagnosed radiologically, without the need for biopsy if the typical imaging features are present.(72,74,169-174) This requires a contrast-enhanced study (dynamic CT-scan or MR).”