- Do you enjoy a drink and are worried about your liver status ?
- Got a fatty liver on USG ?
- Got abnormal liver function ( SGOT/ SGPT) on pathology tests ?
- Plain and simply want to check your liver status in 15 minutes without a needle prick ?
Now ask your doctor about elastography or ARFI imaging…a new ultrasonography technique (Now available in Chembur)
| ARFI ( FIBROSCAN / LIVER ELASTOGRAPHY) | LIVER BIOPSY |
|---|---|
| Non Invasive | Invasive |
| Painless | Painful |
| No risk of bleeding | Risk of bleeding |
| Cost benefit | Cost issues |
| Can be used as a follow up modality for screening | Repeat biopsy difficult for patient |
| No complications | Complication rate : 1 in 1000. |
A patient education initiative……