Erum A Hartung1, Jessica Wen2, Laura Poznick3, Susan L Furth4, Kassa Darge5. 1. Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: hartunge@email.chop.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 3. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 4. Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 5. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound elastography with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) to detect congenital hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 25 children with ARPKD and 24 healthy controls. Ultrasound ARFI elastography (Acuson S3000, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, Pennsylvania) was performed to measure shear wave speed (SWS) in the right and left liver lobes and the spleen. Liver and spleen SWS were compared in controls vs ARPKD, and ARPKD without vs with portal hypertension. Linear correlations between liver and spleen SWS, spleen length, and platelet counts were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound ARFI elastography. RESULTS: Participants with ARPKD had significantly higher median liver and spleen SWS than controls. At a proposed SWS cut-off value of 1.56 m/s, the left liver lobe had the highest sensitivity (92%) and specificity (96%) for distinguishing participants with ARPKD from controls (receiver operating characteristic area 0.92; 95% CI 0.82-1.00). Participants with ARPKD with portal hypertension (splenomegaly and low platelet counts) had significantly higher median liver and spleen stiffness than those without portal hypertension. The left liver lobe also had the highest sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing subjects with ARPKD with portal hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound ARFI elastography of the liver and spleen, particularly of the left liver lobe, is a useful noninvasive biomarker to detect and quantify liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with ARPKD.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound elastography with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) to detect congenital hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 25 children with ARPKD and 24 healthy controls. Ultrasound ARFI elastography (Acuson S3000, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc, Malvern, Pennsylvania) was performed to measure shear wave speed (SWS) in the right and left liver lobes and the spleen. Liver and spleen SWS were compared in controls vs ARPKD, and ARPKD without vs with portal hypertension. Linear correlations between liver and spleen SWS, spleen length, and platelet counts were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound ARFI elastography. RESULTS:Participants with ARPKD had significantly higher median liver and spleen SWS than controls. At a proposed SWS cut-off value of 1.56 m/s, the left liver lobe had the highest sensitivity (92%) and specificity (96%) for distinguishing participants with ARPKD from controls (receiver operating characteristic area 0.92; 95% CI 0.82-1.00). Participants with ARPKD with portal hypertension (splenomegaly and low platelet counts) had significantly higher median liver and spleen stiffness than those without portal hypertension. The left liver lobe also had the highest sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing subjects with ARPKD with portal hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound ARFI elastography of the liver and spleen, particularly of the left liver lobe, is a useful noninvasive biomarker to detect and quantify liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in children with ARPKD.
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