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During your appointment, we may measure your body composition to understand more about your weight. Body weight is the sum of body fat mass (fat) and lean body mass (muscle). Body composition is a better marker of health than weight alone and will be tracked over time. You can find a more detailed explanation of the most important parts of your report below.

For patients with suspected liver steatosis, or “fatty liver,” it’s important to understand their risk of developing progressive liver damage, which is made of scar or “fibrosis.” We use FibroScan®, a non-invasive, specialized ultrasound, along with other imaging and lab tests, to help determine the health of your liver and guide treatment choices. We also use FibroScan® to periodically monitor for improvement or worsening of liver fat and scarring. These markers are used to determine your risk of developing more serious complications of liver disease including cirrhosis, which is when the liver develops a lot of scar tissue and no longer works properly.

Important Things to Know About Your FibroScan®:

• The measure of liver stiffness and fat content, also known as the CAP score, is reported as an average of ten measurements obtained at the time of the exam.
• No test is perfect for determining exact liver fat and scar content, but the higher the CAP score, the more fat is estimated in the liver, and the higher the stiffness, the more scarring is estimated in the liver.
• Certain factors can make readings on a FibroScan® less accurate, including eating within 3–4 hours of the test, which is why we recommend fasting.
• FibroScan® isn’t the best test for everyone. Our specialists may recommend a different test depending on your anatomy, liver tests or treatment considerations.
• It takes time to show changes on the FibroScan®, so we monitor trends annually.