Non-invasive Screening for Significant Liver Disease (NSLD)

Non-invasive Screening for Significant Liver Disease

How do I take this screening test?

STEP 1: Risk assessment questionnaire

Please complete answering all four parts of the questionnaire.
If you get score which is ‘significant’ in any one of the sections, then you are advised to take step 2 i.e. FIB-4 test

STEP 2: FIB-4 test

FIB-4 test is a simple formula-based test which calculates risk of having fibrosis or (scarring) in the liver. You need to fill in values of Age, SGPT, SGOT and Platelet count in the formula and obtain the result.

STEP 3: Guidance for further action

You will get suggestion about what to do next according the result obtained in FIB-4 test.
Please follow the guidelines.
Information about Liver elastography is given in detail with it.
If you wish to do elastography on your own (before consulting your doctor), then it will help you in choosing the type of liver elastography.
Please contact your doctor/ centre to find out availability of elastography.