Levels of Alanine Aminotransferase Confound Use of Transient Elastography to Diagnose Fibrosis in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection  Elliot B. Tapper, Eric B. Cohen, Keyur Patel, Bruce Bacon, Stuart Gordon, Eric Lawitz, David Nelson, Imad A. Nasser, Tracy Challies, Nezam Afdhal  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages 932-937.e1 (August 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.015 Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Proportion of our patients with F0–F2 fibrosis who met published criteria for cirrhosis is depicted as a function of histologic grade of inflammation. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 10, 932-937.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.015) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Proportion of our patients with F0–F2 fibrosis who met published criteria for cirrhosis is depicted as a function of ALT level. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 10, 932-937.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.015) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Supplementary Figure 1 A flow chart detailing patient disposition for the analysis. Patients with non–hepatitis C liver disease and F3-F4 fibrosis formed the vast majority of exclusions. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012 10, 932-937.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.01.015) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions