Research
Blood-based fibrosis scores align with liver stiffness measured by two-dimensional shear-wave elastography in type 2 diabetes
Nature ·
The Brief
- A study published in Nature's subject feeds compares blood-based liver fibrosis scores with liver stiffness.
- The authors report that the blood-based scores align with liver stiffness measured by two-dimensional shear-wave elastography in people with type 2 diabetes.
Why it matters
If blood-based fibrosis scores track liver stiffness measured by elastography in type 2 diabetes, they could offer a non-invasive way to screen for liver fibrosis in this population.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and hepatologists treating patients with type 2 diabetes
- researchers studying non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment
- #liver fibrosis
- #type 2 diabetes
- #elastography
- #non-invasive testing
- #hepatology