Fibroscan 6.6 Kpa

My fibroscan report 6.6 Kpa and Cap 218 please advise me. I am now in very panic.

[farranccc]

My gastro told me less than 7 is normal. What are you panicking about?

[farranccc in reply to farranccc]

FibroScan® results range from 2.5 kPa to 75 kPa. Between 90–95% of healthy people without liver disease will have a liver scarring measurement <7.0 kPa (median is 5.3 kPa).

Validation studies, including comprehensive systematic reviews of studies that have used liver biopsy as the ‘gold standard’ for assessing liver scarring, have indicated the optimal cut-off for the detection of cirrhosis is around 14 kPa.9,10 A patient with chronic hepatitis C and a liver stiffness >14 kPa has approximately a 90% probability of having cirrhosis, while patients with liver stiffness >7 kPa have around an 85% probability of at least significant fibrosis.9,10 However, the sensitivity and specificity of readings >7 kPa for significant fibrosis are only 79% and 78% respectively10 in patients with chronic liver disease, indicating that FibroScan® cannot completely exclude the possibility of significant liver disease even if the liver stiffness is <7 kPa

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Thanks farranccc