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Brit25
Brit25

Has anyones doctor suspected psc or pbc but then had an MRI done that showed no evidnece of that disease?

Thanks for the help!

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  • VeeWat
    VeeWat Brit25

    Posted

    i think only a liver biopsy can be the gold standard to rule out those diseases.

    • Brit25
      Brit25 VeeWat

      Posted

      oh really? i thought maybe you could see it on an MRi

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat Brit25

      Posted

      i think a sample of the tissue is what they need to see to diagnose PBC

  • dee78489
    dee78489 Brit25

    Posted

    brit what are you symptoms ?

    • Brit25
      Brit25 dee78489

      Posted

      not many symptoms just elevated hepatic function panel

  • VeeWat
    VeeWat Brit25

    Posted

    what is your ALK PHOS and GGT?

    there test for PBC IS THE AMA blood test.

    MRI tells the shape and possibly stage of liver.Maybe you dont have damage yet.

    best to find out for sure and start treatment as early as possible.

    • Brit25
      Brit25 VeeWat

      Posted

      my alk phosphate and ggt are in the 200s

    • Brit25
      Brit25 dee78489

      Posted

      ive had bloodwork done, ct, mri, biospy and ultrasounds done

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat Brit25

      Posted

      the ggt and AP are high. you could be very early stage. does your doctor recommend starting on URSODIOL?

      Did the biopsy show anything? what does the AMA show?

    • Brit25
      Brit25 VeeWat

      Posted

      I have been on ursodiol for about 9 months. My biopsy was clear with no findings. My ama was negative when i had jt checked.

    • dee78489
      dee78489 VeeWat

      Posted

      what is AMA? and does ursodiol help with psc also

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat Brit25

      Posted

      this is great news. stay on it. ive had the same story as you and i have been on urso for twenty years. i am only stage 0-1 on the fibroscan.

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat dee78489

      Posted

      AMA is a special blood test to check if you have PBC

      Sorry, dont know about PSC

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat Brit25

      Posted

      its a non invasive way to stage liver disease without a biopsy.

      a quick google will explain it.

    • dee78489
      dee78489 VeeWat

      Posted

      but a biopsy also stages liver disease right?

    • VeeWat
      VeeWat dee78489

      Posted

      yes, a biopsy will stage but it is good to diagnose PBC

      but a fibroscan is good to just stage.

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