Transient Versus Two-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography in a Multistep Strategy to Detect Advanced Fibrosis in NAFLD.

Christophe CassinottoJérome BoursierAnita PaisantBoris GuiuMarie Irles-DepeClémence CanivetChristophe AubeVictor de Ledinghen

Published in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2021)

Using the same cutoff values, 2D-SWE-SSI is as accurate as VCTE for advanced liver fibrosis diagnosis in NAFLD. The three-step strategy in selected patients strongly decreased the need for liver biopsy while maintaining excellent accuracy.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
high resolution
patient reported outcomes