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JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
卷 55, 期 3, 页码 666-672出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.019
关键词
Ultrasound; ARFI imaging; Shear wave; Elasticity; Stiffness; Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; Hepatic fibrosis; Cryptogenic cirrhosis
资金
- NIH [R01 EB002132]
- NIH/NIDDK [K23-DK062116]
Background & Aims: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease in developed countries, may progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in a minority of people. Those with NASH are at increased risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The potential risk and economic burden of utilizing liver biopsy to stage NAFLD in an overwhelmingly large at-risk population are enormous; thus, the discovery of sensitive, inexpensive, and reliable non-invasive diagnostic modalities is essential for population-based screening. Methods: Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) shear wave imaging, a noninvasive method of assessing tissue stiffness, was used to evaluate liver fibrosis in 172 patients diagnosed with NAFLD. Liver shear stiffness measures in three different imaging locations were reconstructed and compared to the histologic features of NAFLD and AST-to-platelet ratio indices (APRI). Results: Reconstructed shear stiffnesses were not associated with ballooned hepatocytes (p = 0.11), inflammation (p = 0.69), nor imaging location (p = 0.11). Using a predictive shear stiffness threshold of 4.24 kPa, shear stiffness distinguished low (fibrosis stage 0-2) from high (fibrosis stage 3-4) fibrosis stages with a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 90% (AUC of 0.90). Shear stiffness had a mild correlation with APRI (R(2) = 0.22). BMI > 40 kg/m(2) was not a limiting factor for ARFI imaging, and no correlation was noted between BMI and shear stiffness (R(2) = 0.05). Conclusions: ARFI imaging is a promising imaging modality for assessing the presence or absence of advanced fibrosis in patients with obesity-related liver disease.
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