Obligatory medical device diagnostics.
- Abdominal ultrasonography (ultrasound of abdominal organs).
- For primary diagnosis [changes in liver texture indicate liver fibrosis].
- Secondary (in follow-up diagnosis) every 6 months for screening of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cirrhosis is considered precancerous (possible precursor of cancer)!) [desirable but not yet mandatory, as there is not yet so much data to justify it]
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen (abdominal CT).
- Magnetic resonance imaging (abdominal MRI)
Optional medical device diagnostics – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and mandatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.
- Liver puncture (liver biopsy)
- Echocardiography (echo; cardiac ultrasound) – for suspected structural heart disease.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG; recording of the electrical activity of the heart muscle).