EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT ELASTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES IN PREDICTION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATITIS C RELATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Abstract

Background: Although there has been significant improvement in the therapy for HCV achieving a high sustained virological response (SVR). The possibility of developing HCC remains approximately 1% per year after SVR in patients with liver cirrhosis. Objective: To evaluate the validity of different elastography techniques in prediction of presence of HCC in patients with chronic hepatitis C related liver cirrhosis. Patients and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study conducted on Sixty (60) chronic hepatitis C patients (with or without cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma). The studied patients were recruited from Al-Hussein