Method of diagnosing the presence and/or severity of a hepatic pathology in an individual and/or of monitoring the effectiveness of a treatment for one such pathology
US8489335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of diagnosing the presence and/or severity of a hepatic pathology and/or of monitoring the effectiveness of a curative treatment against a hepatic pathology in an individual, comprising the establishment of at least one non-invasive diagnostic score, in particular a diagnostic score for portal and septal fibrosis and/or an estimate score for the fibrosis area and/or an estimate score for the fractal dimension.
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