Assessment of Liver Function
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Passive/Steady-State Tests
Bilirubin
Transaminases
Alkaline phosphatase
Albumin
Prothrombin time
Prognostic clinicolaboratory scoring
Child–Pugh score
Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD)
Okuda score and Calvet system
Bioenergetic Tests
Peripheral blood redox state
Tissue adenine nucleotide and mitochondrial analysis
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Radiological Imaging and Qualitative Assessments
Dynamic Tests
Clearance tests
Indocyanine green (ICG) test
Microsomal capacity tests
Aminopyrine
Lidocaine and MEGX
Hexose sugar metabolic capacity
Galactose elimination capacity
Glucose load: redox tolerance test
Fructose tolerance test
Hepatobiliary uptake and excretion scintigraphy
Asialoglycoprotein receptor scintigraphy
Regenerative capacity: portal vein embolization
Longitudinal Evaluation After Hepatectomy
References