Fibrotest-actitest panel

[ThyroidDeb]

3 years ago I was diagnosed with cirrhosis 4 with advanced fatty liver. This was determined by blood test and fibroscan. I went for 2nd opinion, new doctor didn't believe I had cirrhosis so suggested biopsy which showed Stage 1 mild fibrosis with mild fatty liver zone 3. This Doctor also did not believe in the fibroscan and didn't use it. After biopsy he had me have a couple blood test and an ultrasound every year looking for tumor. He left and I now have a new gastroligist, this year was first time with him. I had the blood work and US everything good. I have every 3 months blood work by primary, everything great nothing high. So my brand new doctor had me have a series of his own blood test he said it was all great. Now he is sending me for the fibrotest-actitest panel. I don't trust blood test since they always showed cirrhosis in the past. Does anyone know this test, what is it, how reliable is it, is it new? Is there a better test to check for fibrosis, he said this is why he is requesting it, just routine only. I don't trust anything that uses blood numbers for algorithm type testing I feel for good reason. Thanks

[Onesmallstep1969]

What you need is an MRE (magnetic resonance elastography) to accurately measure the fibrosis level of your liver. It's as accurate as a biopsy and way more accurate than Fibroscan, which itself is more accurate than an ultrasound.