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ArticleGastroenterology & hepatology2024

Noninvasive Methods for Assessing Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis.

Iqra Nadeem Kazi, Lily Kuo, Eugenia Tsai

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Article in Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Liver Biopsy in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Clinical Trials: Potential Pitfalls and Solutions.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  6. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease management in Saudi Arabia: A modified Delphi-based adaptation of international standards.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2026
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  10. Correlations BetweenLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iqra Nadeem KaziUT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Lily KuoUT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Eugenia TsaiUT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate diagnosis and staging of liver fibrosis is crucial to the individualized management of patients with chronic liver disease. Liver biopsy remains the reference standard for the assessment of steatosis, necroinflammation, and fibrosis. However, over the past decade, there has been an exponential growth in noninvasive tests (NITs) designed to assess liver fibrosis and steatosis. These NITs range from serum biomarkers to imaging assessments of liver tissue stiffness. Current noninvasive methods overcome the limitations of non-specific laboratory markers, conventional imaging, and invasive procedures, and are now starting to be adopted. The Fibrosis-4 index, Enhanced Liver Fibrosis test, and elastography have gained the strongest clinical footholds for the diagnosis of advanced fibrosis. There remains significant interest in demonstrating superiority of any specific test or, alternatively, optimizing a sequential algorithm to provide the most accurate diagnosis of fibrosis staging. This article reviews currently available noninvasive methods for assessing liver fibrosis and steatosis.

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biomarkerelastographyimagingLiver fibrosisnoninvasive testssteatosis

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PMID38405045
PMCPMC10885415
OpenAlexW4394768586

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