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What role is there for use of ELF in patients with active alcohol use disorder for which Fibroscan is not able to give a reliable assessment of fibrosis due to ongoing active alcohol use?

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Hepatology · Mount Sinai School of Medicine

I generally find that Fibroscans are reliable when patients are actively drinking, unless the patient has acute alcohol associated hepatitis. I currently do not order ELF tests for patients with ALD unless a fibroscan and MR elastography are unable to be completed (habitus, claustrophobia, cost/insu...

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