Leong, Wai Ling and Lai, Lee Lee and Nik Mustapha, Nik Raihan and Vijayananthan, Anushya and Rahmat, Kartini and Mahadeva, Sanjiv and Chan, Wah Kheong (2020) Comparing point shear wave elastography (ElastPQ) and transient elastography for diagnosis of fibrosis stage in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 35 (1). pp. 135-141. ISSN 0815-9319, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.14782.
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Background and Aim Transient elastography (TE) and point shear wave elastography (pSWE) are noninvasive methods to diagnose fibrosis stage in patients with chronic liver disease. The aim of this study is to compare the accuracy of the two methods to diagnose fibrosis stage in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and to study the intra-observer and inter-observer variability when the examinations were performed by healthcare personnel of different backgrounds. Methods Consecutive NAFLD patients who underwent liver biopsy were enrolled in this study and had two sets each of pSWE and TE examinations by a nurse and a doctor on the same day of liver biopsy procedure. The medians of the four sets of pSWE and TE were used for evaluation of diagnostic accuracy using area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). Intra-observer and inter-observer variability was analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients. Results Data for 100 NAFLD patients (mean age 57.1 +/- 10.2 years; male 46.0%) were analyzed. The AUROC of TE for diagnosis of fibrosis stage >= F1, >= F2, >= F3, and F4 was 0.89, 0.83, 0.83, and 0.89, respectively. The corresponding AUROC of pSWE was 0.80, 0.72, 0.69, and 0.79, respectively. TE was significantly better than pSWE for the diagnosis of fibrosis stages >= F2 and >= F3. The intra-observer and inter-observer variability of TE and pSWE measurements by the nurse and doctor was excellent with intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.96. Conclusion Transient elastography was significantly better than pSWE for the diagnosis of fibrosis stage >= F2 and >= F3. Both TE and pSWE had excellent intra-observer and inter-observer variability when performed by healthcare personnel of different backgrounds.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya (BK006-2016), Universiti Malaya (BKS067-2017) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fibroscan; Liver stiffness measurement; NAFLD; pSWE; SWE; TE |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Biomedical Imaging Department Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2023 01:23 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2023 01:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/37282 |
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