Accuracy of real-time shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C: a pilot study
G Ferraioli, C Tinelli, B Dal Bello, M Zicchetti, G Filice… - Hepatology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Real-time shear wave elastography (SWE) is a novel, noninvasive method to assess liver
fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. This single-center study was conducted to assess the
accuracy of SWE in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), in comparison with transient
elastography (TE), by using liver biopsy (LB) as the reference standard. Consecutive
patients with CHC scheduled for LB by referring physicians were studied. One hundred and
twenty-one patients met inclusion criteria. On the same day, real-time SWE using the …
fibrosis by measuring liver stiffness. This single-center study was conducted to assess the
accuracy of SWE in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), in comparison with transient
elastography (TE), by using liver biopsy (LB) as the reference standard. Consecutive
patients with CHC scheduled for LB by referring physicians were studied. One hundred and
twenty-one patients met inclusion criteria. On the same day, real-time SWE using the …