FIBROSCAN: vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE).to estimate Hep.fibrosis & controlled attenuation parameter for Hep steatosis.

wwww.liverscan.ca $100 FEE NOT PAID BY Ont.Govt insurance(OHIP). NO NEED FOR GP REFERRAL. Liver Scan Direct is a medical diagnostics clinic based in Toronto that specializes in the non-invasive assessment of liver health using FibroScan® technology. Our mission is to provide patients who have liver problems rapid access to FibroScan® testing with interpretation of results by an internationally recognized expert (Dr. Robert P. Myers). Why wait months for a referral to a liver or gastroenterology specialist and then wait longer to undergo an invasive liver biopsy? No referral is necessary to be assessed at Liver Scan Direct. Any patient can contact us directly to schedule an appointment. We schedule appointments rapidly and provide results within 1-2 business days. In order to improve access for physicians and their patients with liver disease, Liver Scan Direct now offers FibroScan® clinics in 10 locations in southern Ontario (Toronto, Mississauga, Scarborough, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Burlington, Waterloo, and Guelph). Dr. Robert P. Myers, MD, MSc, FRCPC Liver Scan Direct's medical consultant - Dr. Robert Myers - is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Hepatologist, and Director of the Viral Hepatitis Clinic at the University of Calgary. He is an internationally-recognized expert on the non-invasive assessment of liver disease, particularly FibroScan technology. Dr. Myers has published over 110 scientific studies, including the 2012 Canadian consensus guidelines for the management of hepatitis C (see below). Dr. Myers frequently lectures on this technology at international scientific meetings. Dr. Myers is an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, a member of the Editorial Board of Hepatology (the premier journal in the field), past Chair of the Education Committee of the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver, and a member of the National Education Advisory Committee of the Canadian Liver Foundation. In 2012, Dr. Myers was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his contributions to research and patient care in liver disease. Dr Robert Myers Selected FibroScan Publications by Dr. Myers 1. RP Myers, et al. Feasibility and diagnostic performance of the FibroScan XL probe for liver stiffness measurement in overweight and obese patients. Hepatology 2012;55(1):199-208. ​ 2. RP Myers, et al. Feasibility and reliability of the FibroScan S2 (pediatric) probe compared with the M probe for liver stiffness measurement in small adults with chronic liver disease. Ann Hepatol 2013; 12(1):100-7. ​ 3. Myers RP, et al. Controlled Attenuation Parameter (CAP): a noninvasive method for the detection of hepatic steatosis based on transient elastography. Liver Int 2012;32(6):902-10. ​ 4. RP Myers, et al. Transient elastography for the noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis: a multicentre Canadian study. Can J Gastroenterol 2010;24(11):661-70.  5. RP Myers, et al. An update on the management of hepatitis C: consensus guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Can J Gastroenterol 2012;26(6):359-75.