Limitations and opportunities of non-invasive liver stiffness measurement in children

Figure 1 Transient elastography findings for a 10-year-old female suffering from Wilson’s disease. The patient’s brother had previously developed acute liver failure, which triggered routine monitoring of the patient thereafter. The patient was clinically completely healthy. The transient elastography shows 9.3 kPa, which is above the 6.5 kPa upper limit of normal. Histology findings for the patient showed the liver to be cirrhotic.