Società italiana di Gastroenterologia

Transient elastography: a new surrogate marker of liver fibrosis influenced by major changes of transaminases – B. Coco

Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – M. Yoneda

Reproducibility of transient elastography in the evaluation of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease – M. Fraquelli

Ultrasonographic diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis – C. Aubé

Severe Liver Fibrosis or Cirrhosis: Accuracy of US for Detection—Analysis of 300 Cases – A. Colli

What is the criterion for differentiating chronic hepatitis from compensated cirrhosis? A prospective study comparing ultrasonography and percutaneous liver biopsy – S. Gaiani

Segment 4 (the Quadrate Lobe): A Barometer of Cirrhotic Liver Disease at US – M. Lafortune

Non-invasive tests for liver fibrosis: Encouraging or discouraging results? – A. K. Burroughs

Biomarkers of liver fibrosis: Clinical translation of molecular pathogenesis or based on liver-dependent malfunction tests – O. A. Gressner

Non-invasive markers associated with liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – I. N. Guha

Transient Elastography for Diagnosis of Advanced Fibrosis and Portal Hypertension in Patients With Hepatitis C Recurrence After Liver Transplantation – J. A. Carrión

Liver Stiffness Measurement in Children Using FibroScan: Feasibility Study and Comparison With Fibrotest, Aspartate Transaminase to Platelets Ratio Index, and Liver Biopsy – V. de Lédinghen

Acute Viral Hepatitis Increases Liver Stiffness Values Measured by Transient Elastography – U. Arena

Technology Insight: noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by biochemical scores and elastography – M. Pinzani

Liver Stiffness Measurement Predicts Severe Portal Hypertension in Patients with HCV-Related Cirrhosis – F. Vizzutti

Fibrosis Correlates With a Ductular Reaction in Hepatitis C: Roles of Impaired Replication, Progenitor Cells and Steatosis – A. D. Clouston

TLR4 enhances TGF-β signaling and hepatic fibrosis – E. Seki

Liver fibrosis – R. Bataller

Gene Expression Profiles During Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation in Culture and In Vivo – S. De Minicis