Liver Imaging | Liver Biopsy | Time to CK Measurement (months) | Time to Neurology Consultation (months) | Time to Diagnosis (months) |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | No | 3.5 | 16 | 17 |
US | No | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
US | No | 2 | 4 | 4 |
None | No | 2 | 2 | Undiagnosed |
US | No | 1 | 2 | 3 |
MRI, MRCP, HIDA | Laparoscopic biopsy | 9 | 9 | 11 |
None | No | 0.75 | 1 | 2.5 |
US | Needle biopsy | 14 | 14 | 15 |
MRI, MRV | Needle biopsy | 15 | 16 | 18 |
US | Laparoscopic biopsy | 24 | 25 | 31 |
US | No | 4 | 5.5 | 4 |
US | No | 8 | 10 | Undiagnosed |
N/A | N/A | 7.0 (average) | 9.0 (average) | 10.7 (average) |
AST/ALT, aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase; HIDA, Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic acid scan; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; MRV, magnetic resonance venography; US, ultrasound.