The Largest American Study Comparing Transient Elastography and the Aminotransferase-to-platelet Ratio Index Score, Two Noninvasive Tests for Liver Fibrosis Staging in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients.

Objective: Elastography has become the standard of care of diagnostic approaches for liver disease, particularly when dealing with hepatitis C. There areno studies in the inner-city populations of Newark, New Jersey, that describe the comparison of noninvasive markers, such as FibroScan andaminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) scoring.

Methods: Using a chart review method, we used a case-control study method of gathering and analyzing the data, using < or = 0.