Determining Upper Limit of Alanine Aminotransferase in Iranian Cohort Population Using Ultrasound Screening for Liver Diseases
The calculated 95th percentile was lower than the routine cut-off value of the current kit in both sexes. Generalizability is a significant advantage of our results, provided by the lack of exclusion of patients with metabolic risk factors and the use of US to exclude MASLD.
Authors
- Bita Anvari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0644-4641)
- Budur T Al Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9680-1414)
- Farhad Naleini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2902-5212)
- Mehdi Moradinazar
Institutions
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.34172/mejdd.2025.426
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education