Can the same controlled attenuation parameter cut-offs be used for M and XL probes for diagnosing hepatic steatosis?

• Main Authors: Chan, Wah Kheong, Nik Mustapha, Nik Raihan, Mahadeva, Sanjiv, Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun, Cheng, Jenny Yeuk-Ki, Wong, Grace Lai-Hung
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22276/; https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.14150
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background and Aim: There are limited studies on controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) using Fibroscan XL probe for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis grade. The aim of this study was to determine whether previously defined optimal cut-offs for CAP using the M probe could be applied for the XL prob...