Is it painful? No. In brief The FibroScan examination is painless, quick and easy. During measurement, you feel a slight vibration on the skin at the tip Result obtained with FibroScan will allow® of the probe. your physician to monitor your liver health over time with or without treatment. What does the FibroScan examination Recommendations for use “Fast & without consist of? Before performing liver stiffness measurement anaesthesia, using the FibroScan, it is recommended to wait FibroScan makes® → You lie on your back, with your right arm raised behind 2 or 3 hours after eating. the monitoring of your head. Physician applies a water-based gel to the skin my disease more and places the probe with a slight pressure. Who can prescribe the FibroScan convenient.” ® → The examination includes 10 consecutive measurements examination? made at the same location. What is FibroScan? → The result is delivered at the end of the examination, it’s Your physician or hepatologist will indicate the most appropriate Examination with FibroScan,® also called transient a number witch can vary from 1.5 to 75 kPa. Your doctor time for you to have the examination. elastography, is a technique used to assess liver stiffness will interpret the result. (measured in kPa correlated to fibrosis) without invasive investigation. The result is immediate, it shows the condition What does theresult mean? To learn of the liver and allows physicians to diagnose and monitor disease evolution in conjunction with treatment Your physician interprets the result according to your history more and collateral factors. and underlying disease. Exam results help to anticipate various complications, Ask your as wellas to monitor and assess the damage caused by physician conditions such as cirrhosis. or hepatologist. LIVER STIFFNESS DETERMINES THE PaTHoLogIcaL STaTE Soft liver = normal “When Stiff liver = pathological state my physician suggested me to try the FibroScan,® FibroScan measures liver stiffness® I accepted that may be subject to variation due to immediately.” inflammation and fibrosis stage.(2)