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Relationship with FIB-4, APRI scores and the clinical diagnosis in chronic liver diseases
Abstract
AİM: Liver biopsy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of cirrhosis, but has limitations such as invasive procedure, high cost, risk of rare but potentially life-threatening complications. These limitations of liver biopsy promote the development of noninvasive methods for assessments of cirrhosis. Among this models, aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and fibrosis index based on four factors (FIB-4) are commonly used for identifying liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of APRI and FIB-4 to predict cirrhosis in chronic liver diseases of various etiologies.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: To propose a new set of cut-offs with high specificity and sensitivity for use in clinical practice, we evaluated new cut-offs of APRI and FIB-4 patients with chronic liver diseases.
FINDINGS: Based on ROC analysis, the optimal cut-offs were 1.32 for APRI, and 4.24 for FIB-4, for diagnosing cirrhosis in this study.
CONCLUSİON:The more frequent use of these non-invasive methods in clinical practice will lead to the early identification of cirrhosis, and prevent unnecessary biopsy with significant complications.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 10, 2025
Submission Date
September 23, 2024
Acceptance Date
February 17, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 64 Number: 2