Application of the combined FibroMeter vibration-controlled transient elastography algorithm in Chinese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Thomson Chi-Wang LoongJeremy Lok WeiJonathan Chung-Fai LeungGrace Lai-Hung WongSally She-Ting ShuAngel Mei-Ling ChimAnthony Wing-Hung ChanPaul Cheung-Lung ChoiYee-Kit TseHenry Lik-Yuen ChanVincent Wai-Sun Wong

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2017)

Liver stiffness measurement alone can confidently exclude significant and advanced fibrosis in NAFLD patients. Using FM VCTE in patients with high liver stiffness can increase the positive predictive value to rule in F2-4 and F3-4.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
liver fibrosis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
machine learning
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
deep learning
high frequency
blood brain barrier