II. Indications

  1. Hepatitis B risk for fibrosis
  2. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease assessment for Fibrosis (NASH)

III. Criteria

  1. Score = (Age x AST) / (

    x sqrRoot(ALT))

IV. Interpretation

  1. Score <1.45: Good Negative Predictive Value (80% for Hepatitis CVirus related fibrosis)
  2. Score >3.25 (>2.67 in NAFLD): Positive Predictive Value >80%

V. Efficacy

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