Researchers have developed a new technology called 'time-harmonic elastography’ (THE) for use in the valuation of overweight youngsters having liver disease. This technology allows physicians to know and understand the severity of disease without liver biopsies. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is very common among overweight youngsters. This disease remains stable for several years without causing any liver impairment.
If this disorder progresses, it results in liver fibrosis which may damage the liver's entire cellular structure resulting in liver cirrhosis. In this regard, a novel ultrasound-based technology has been developed which measures liver fibrosis without the need for invasive liver biopsies. Mechanism of THE Test: The bed on which the patient undergoing THE test lays down produces vibrational waves. By means of ultrasound technology, these waves are measured…
