Felix Bende1, Ioan Sporea2, Roxana Sirli3, Alina Popescu4, Ruxandra Mare5, Bogdan Miutescu6, Raluca Lupusoru7, Tudor Moga8, Corina Pienar9. 1. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. bendefelix@gmail.com. 2. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. isporea@umft.ro. 3. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. roxanasirli@gmail.com. 4. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. alinamircea.popescu@gmail.com. 5. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. ruxi2323@yahoo.com. 6. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. bmiutescu@yahoo.com. 7. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. raluca_lupusoru@yahoo.ro. 8. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. moga.tudor@gmail.com. 9. University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara. pienar.corina@umft.ro.
Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the performance of 2D shear-wave elastography from General Electric (2D-SWE.GE) for the noninvasiveassessment of liver fibrosis and to identify liver stiffness (LS) cut-off values for predicting different stages of fibrosisusing Transient Elastography (TE) as the reference method. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We included 331 consecutive subjectswith or without chronic hepatopathies in whom LS was evaluated in the same session by means of 2 elastographic techniques:TE and 2D-SWE.GE. Reliable LS measurements were defined for TE as the median value of 10 measurements with a successrate of ≥60% and an interquartile range (IQR)<30% and for 2D-SWE.GE as the median value of 10 measurements acquiredin a homogenous area and an IQR<30%. To discriminate between TE fibrosis stages we used the following cut-offs: F2- 7;F3- 9.5 and F4- 12kPa. RESULTS: Reliable LS measurements were obtained in 95.8% subjects by 2D-SWE.GE, and 94.2%by TE (p=0.44). Based on TE cut-off values we divided our cohort into four groups: F<2: 30.1%; F=2: 10.2%; F=3: 12.2%;F=4: 47.5%. A strong correlation was found between the LS values obtained by the 2 methods: r=0.83, p<0.0001.LS valuesobtained by 2D-SWE.GE were significantly lower than those obtained by TE: 10.14±4.24 kPa vs. 16.72±13.4 kPa (p<0.0001).The best cut-off value for F≥2, F≥3 and for F=4 were 6.7, 8.2 and 9.3 kPa. CONCLUSIONS: The best 2D-SWE.GE cut-off valuesfor predicting F≥2, F≥3 and F=4 were 6.7, 8.2 and 9.3kPa.
AIM: To evaluate the performance of 2D shear-wave elastography from General Electric (2D-SWE.GE) for the noninvasiveassessment of liver fibrosis and to identify liver stiffness (LS) cut-off values for predicting different stages of fibrosisusing Transient Elastography (TE) as the reference method. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We included 331 consecutive subjectswith or without chronic hepatopathies in whom LS was evaluated in the same session by means of 2 elastographic techniques:TE and 2D-SWE.GE. Reliable LS measurements were defined for TE as the median value of 10 measurements with a successrate of ≥60% and an interquartile range (IQR)<30% and for 2D-SWE.GE as the median value of 10 measurements acquiredin a homogenous area and an IQR<30%. To discriminate between TE fibrosis stages we used the following cut-offs: F2- 7;F3- 9.5 and F4- 12kPa. RESULTS: Reliable LS measurements were obtained in 95.8% subjects by 2D-SWE.GE, and 94.2%by TE (p=0.44). Based on TE cut-off values we divided our cohort into four groups: F<2: 30.1%; F=2: 10.2%; F=3: 12.2%;F=4: 47.5%. A strong correlation was found between the LS values obtained by the 2 methods: r=0.83, p<0.0001.LS valuesobtained by 2D-SWE.GE were significantly lower than those obtained by TE: 10.14±4.24 kPa vs. 16.72±13.4 kPa (p<0.0001).The best cut-off value for F≥2, F≥3 and for F=4 were 6.7, 8.2 and 9.3 kPa. CONCLUSIONS: The best 2D-SWE.GE cut-off valuesfor predicting F≥2, F≥3 and F=4 were 6.7, 8.2 and 9.3kPa.
Authors: Tudor Voicu Moga; Ciprian David; Alina Popescu; Raluca Lupusoru; Darius Heredea; Ana M Ghiuchici; Camelia Foncea; Adrian Burdan; Roxana Sirli; Mirela Danilă; Iulia Ratiu; Teofana Bizerea-Moga; Ioan Sporea Journal: J Pers Med Date: 2021-12-20