TABLE 3.

Laboratory and Radiological Exams Before and After Treatment

A. Laboratory Exams of Hepatitis C Virus Treated Group
Laboratory Exams of HCV Treated Group (n° = 29)
	Before Therapy				After Therapy
	Median		Range		Median		Range
ALT (U/L)	42		19–184		20		11–32
AST (U/L)	35		24–92		24		12–44
HCV RNA (IU/mL)	3,900,228		37,118–9,481,391		0		0

B. Radiological Exams of Hepatitis C Virus Treated Group
Abnormal Radiological Exams of HCV Treated Group (n° = 29)
	Before Therapy				After Therapy
	N°	%	Median (kPa)	Range	N°	%	Median (kPa)	Range
Abnormal abdominal ultrasound	7	24			3 (of 20)	15
Abnormal elastography	6	23	9	7–15	1 (of 17)	6	8	3–9

Table A: Median values before and after antiviral treatment of ALT (alanine transaminase), AST (aspartate transaminase) and HCV RNA viral load; Table B: Numbers of patients with pathologic radiological exams (abdominal US and elastography) before and after treatment in patients at the end of the follow-up when available.