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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S2-E50.2 - "Seeing What Should Be" - Imaging the Liver To Assess Functioning Hepatocytes
Description: Antaros Medical's Chief Scientific Officer Lars Johansson joins Stephen Harrison, Louise Campbell, and Roger Green to reprise the key points of his recent Paris NASH talk. This conversation revolves around the implications of Lars's comment that we should track and analyze functioning hepatocyte cells as an excellent marker for liver function.This conversation starts with a comment from Louise Campbell that this entire approach might play a significant role in moving us beyond the biopsy. Lars agrees, noting that studying fibrosis and fat reduction places too much emphasis on "what shouldn't be" in the liver...