Medline ® Abstract for Reference 50
of 'Noninvasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis: Ultrasound-based elastography'
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Comparative study concerning the value of acoustic radiation force impulse elastography (ARFI) in comparison with transient elastography (TE) for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C.
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Sporea I, Sirli R, Bota S, Popescu A, Sendroiu M, Jurchis A
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Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 Aug;38(8):1310-6. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
Our aim was to compare liver stiffness (LS) measurements by means of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography and transient elastography (TE) in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C, according to the severity of fibrosis. We also compared the correlation strength of ARFI and TE measurements with liver fibrosis. We included 53 patients with hepatitis B and 107 with hepatitis C in which liver biopsy, ARFI and TE measurements were performed in the same session. The mean LS values measured with ARFI were similar in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C and depended on the stage of fibrosis. The correlation strength of LS measurements by ARFI and by TE with fibrosis was similar in chronic hepatitis B and C patients. In conclusion, for the same stage of fibrosis, the mean LS values by ARFI were similar in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C. ARFI had similar predictive value with TE in both chronic viral hepatitis.
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania. isporea@umft.ro
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