Integrated fibrosis scoring by ultrasonography predicts the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Purpose This study was performed to elucidate whether evaluating the liver surface, edge, and texture by high-resolution ultrasonography is useful for predicting the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated chronic liver diseases (CLDs)