New method developed for non-invasive risk assessment following hepatitis C recovery. – Brinkwire

The chronic viral inflammation of the liver that occurs in hepatitis C results in the formation of inflexible scar tissue in the form of fibrosis/cirrhosis of the liver. This impedes the flow of blood through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. In the majority of cases, this is associated with fatal complications.
The research group led by Mattias Mandorfer and Thomas Reiberger from MedUni Vienna’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has already demonstrated in pr…

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