Publications by authors named "Haruhiko Tachino"
Article Synopsis
- Real-time tissue elastography is a non-invasive technique used to measure liver stiffness and evaluate liver fibrosis, specifically in patients with hepatitis C who have achieved sustained virological response.
- A study involving 425 chronic hepatitis C patients found that real-time tissue elastography successfully differentiated between various stages of liver fibrosis, with specific cut-off values indicating significant, severe fibrosis, and cirrhosis.
- The findings suggest that this method is reliable for predicting liver fibrosis severity in patients who have responded well to hepatitis C treatment.