Correlation between ultrasonographic and pathologic diagnosis of liver fibrosis due to chronic virus hepatitis.

Aim: To evaluate the validity of ultrasonographic and pathologic diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis.

Methods: The liver fibrosis status in 324 patients was evaluated by both needle biopsy and ultrasonography. Liver fibrosis was divided into S0-S4 stages.

[Evaluation of the value of ultrasonography in diagnosis of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis].

Objective: It is important to use noninvasive methods to differentiate liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis. A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the validity of ultrasonography (US) in evaluating the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis in reference to the pathologic diagnosis of their liver biopsy specimens.

Methods: The liver fibrosis status of 324 chronic viral hepatitis patients was evaluated by both needle biopsy and US.