Comparison and validation of simple noninvasive tests for prediction of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

A method of comparing the areas under receiver operating characteristic curves derived from the same cases.

1983 • 6,923 citations

Histological grading and staging of chronic hepatitis

1995 • 4,862 citations

A simple noninvasive index can predict both significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C

2003 • 4,023 citations

Formulation and application of a numerical scoring system for assessing histological activity in asymptomatic chronic active hepatitis

1981 • 3,549 citations

Classification of chronic hepatitis: Diagnosis, grading and staging

1994 • 2,506 citations

Sampling variability of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

2003 • 2,191 citations

Intraobserver and Interobserver Variations in Liver Biopsy Interpretation in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

1994 • 1,968 citations

Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C

2004 • 1,738 citations

Biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a prospective study

2001 • 1,432 citations

Identification of chronic hepatitis C patients without hepatic fibrosis by a simple predictive model

2002 • 1,078 citations

Serum markers detect the presence of liver fibrosis: A cohort study

2004 • 1,039 citations

EASL International Consensus Conference on Hepatitis C Paris, 26–28 February 1999

1999 • 704 citations

The long-term pathological evolution of chronic hepatitis C

1996 • 594 citations

AST/ALT Ratio Predicts Cirrhosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

1998 • 516 citations

Ratio of Serum Aspartate to Alanine Aminotransferase in Chronic Hepatitis Relationship to Cirrhosis

1988 • 497 citations

Validity and Clinical Utility of the Aspartate Aminotransferase–Alanine Aminotransferase Ratio in Assessing Disease Severity and Prognosis in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus–Related Chronic Liver Disease

2003 • 376 citations

Serum aminotransferase levels and platelet counts as predictors of degree of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

2001 • 277 citations

Age and platelet count: a simple index for predicting the presence of histological lesions in patients with antibodies to hepatitis C virus

1997 • 267 citations

Utility of a discriminant score for diagnosing advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

1997 • 256 citations

Role of liver biopsy in management of chronic hepatitis C: A systematic review

2002 • 210 citations

Aspartate aminotransferase : alanine aminotransferase ratio in chronic hepatitis C infection: Is it a useful predictor of cirrhosis?

2000 • 173 citations

Serum hyaluronic acid is a useful marker of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

1998 • 131 citations

Role of liver biopsy in management of chronic hepatitis C: A systematic review

2002 • 123 citations

Histopathological study of chronic hepatitis B and C: a comparison of two scoring systems

2003 • 121 citations

Need for validation of clinical decision aids: use of the AST/ALT ratio in predicting cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C

2000 • 111 citations

Noninvasive monitoring of patients with chronic hepatitis C

2002 • 90 citations

Biochemical markers of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a comparison with prothrombin time, platelet count, and age-platelet index.

2003 • 88 citations

AST/ALT ratio > or = 1 is not diagnostic of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

1998 • 83 citations

Hypersplenism

2001 • 82 citations

Diagnostic value of serum type IV collagen test in comparison with platelet count for predicting the fibrotic stage in patients with chronic hepatitis C

2001 • 82 citations

Platelet count reflects stage of chronic hepatitis C

1999 • 73 citations