Diagnostic accuracy of transient elastography in diagnosing clinically significant portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ashish KumarHitoshi MaruyamaAnil AroraPraveen SharmaShrihari Anil AnikhindiNaresh BansalMandhir KumarPiyush RanjanMunish SachdevaShivam Khare

Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (2022)

Liver stiffness measurement using TE correlates well with HVPG, and a liver stiffness cut-off value of 22.8 kPa shows a high accuracy for diagnosing CSPH. Thus, use of TE should be integrated into clinical practice for noninvasive diagnosis of CSPH.

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clinical practice
blood pressure
liver fibrosis
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
arterial hypertension