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A fibroscan of the liver is one of the tests that can be done to check on your liver. The fibroscan machine measures the stiffness of your liver. It does this by measuring the speed of a vibration (pulse) that travels through your liver.
A fibroscan will show your doctor or nurse how healthy your liver is. It can also tell the doctor or nurse how much damage there is.
When you get a fibroscan, you will be asked to lie down on a table so the operator can scan your liver area. The fibroscan will send a pulse through your liver, a bit like an ultrasound. You hardly notice the pulse and about 10 pulses are measured. A fibroscan doesn’t involve needles and doesn’t hurt.
A fibroscan doesn’t take long, the whole examination takes around 15 minutes.
The higher your score, the more likely that your liver has fibrosis or cirrhosis.
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