Liver Fibrosis, Chronic Viral Hepatitis (Echosens FibroMeter)
Also known as: FIBRO V
Use
The Echosens FibroMeter test serves as a noninvasive serum test aimed to provide surrogate markers of liver fibrosis in individuals with chronic viral hepatitis. It utilizes a proprietary algorithm that combines results from seven blood markers, along with patient age and gender, to yield a patient score correlating with a fibrosis stage (Metavir F0-F4) and activity grade (Metavir A0-A3). This score helps evaluate liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and necro-inflammatory activity for clinical assessments.
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
Anticoagulant therapies, such as warfarin, or any other anticoagulants prolonging prothrombin time, can influence test results. Also, discrepancies in demographic input data, like age or gender, could affect algorithmic calculations. Interpretation of the results should always be in context with clinical history and when the rule-based system modifies scores. This test has not been FDA cleared or approved.
New York Approved
Methodology
Other
Biomarkers
LOINC Codes
- 26515-7 - Platelet # Bld
- 6302-4 - Coagulation normal/actual PPP PT
- 77616-1 - Liver fibr score SerPl Calc.FibroMeter
- 48794-2 - Fibrosis stage SerPl Ql
- 11526-1 - Pathology study
- 48767-8 - Annotation comment Imp
- 19146-0 - Ref Lab Test Results
- 1920-8 - AST SerPl-cCnc
- 1742-6 - ALT SerPl-cCnc
- 2324-2 - GGT SerPl-cCnc
- 3094-0 - BUN SerPl-mCnc
- 1835-8 - A2 Macroglob SerPl-mCnc
- 26515-7 - Platelet # Bld
- 6302-4 - Coagulation normal/actual PPP PT
- 77616-1 - Liver fibr score SerPl Calc.FibroMeter
- 48794-2 - Fibrosis stage SerPl Ql
- 11526-1 - Pathology study
- 48767-8 - Annotation comment Imp
- 19146-0 - Ref Lab Test Results
- 1920-8 - AST SerPl-cCnc
- 1742-6 - ALT SerPl-cCnc
- 2324-2 - GGT SerPl-cCnc
- 3094-0 - BUN SerPl-mCnc
- 1835-8 - A2 Macroglob SerPl-mCnc
Result Turnaround Time
1-5 days
Related Documents
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Specimen
Serum
Volume
3 mL
Minimum Volume
1.2 mL
Container
ARUP standard transport tube
Patient Preparation
Include an automated platelet count. Platelet count should be performed on the EDTA whole blood sample within 3 days of submission.
Causes for Rejection
Hemolyzed specimens; all required specimens not received; no platelet count received.
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room Temperature | 8 hours |
| Refrigerated | 1 week |
| Frozen | 2 weeks |
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