Testing for liver damage usually involves undergoing an invasive biopsy. But new technology can check for liver damage using a non-invasive Fibroscan machine. With just a little wet, a little cold, ...

The goal these days in health care is to improve care while controlling costs. It’s the mantra of an industry that’s facing more scrutiny than ever to get results without breaking the bank. At ...

Bir Hospital has started using ‘fibroscan’ machine for liver patients from today. The machine is used to measure stiffness of the liver. According to hospital sources, the machine, the first of its ...

Just a few years ago, Grand Junction gastroenterologist Dr. William Shields was administering a lot of biopsies to diagnose the level of scarring in a patient's liver. The process involves a needle ...

New European and Latin American guidelines on the use of noninvasive tests for liver evaluation are the first to specifically address an approach that has become the standard in much of the developed ...

A scanner which can spot the early signs of liver damage has arrived at Tameside General. Nurses are being trained up to use the £100,000 for a new Fibroscan machine, which looks set to revolutionise ...

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The Royal Victoria Hospital's Liver Support group is currently raising funds hoping to buy a FibroScan machine for the Royal's liver unit. Once purchased, the machine will be the first of its kind in ...

Additional chief secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit said the state government has launched several initiatives for improving the healthcare facilities in hospitals and medical colleges. Image used for ...

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