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Lead
Indiana University
With
Sonic Incytes
The purpose of this study is to assess the severity of portal hypertension in people with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) who have not undergone liver transplant by measuring liver stiffness with the Liver Incytes device (Velacur) and comparing the performance of LSM (liver stiffness measurement) via Velcaur and transient elastography via FibroScan to esophageal varices.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Adults aged 18 years or older
2. Ability to provide informed consent
3. Planned standard of care upper endoscopy to screen for varices
4. Planned standard of care transjugular liver biopsy with portal pressure measurement
You may not be if
1. Inability or refusal to provide informed consent
2. Fasting for less than three hours prior to the scan
3. Subject is a pregnant or lactating female
4. Subject with current, significant alcohol consumption
5. Patients with a pacemaker or defibrillator
6. Acute hepatitis defined as AST/ALT \> 500 U/L
7. Ascites
8. post liver transplantation
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