Editorial
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2007; 13(36): 4791-4797
Published online Sep 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i36.4791
Table 1 Liver stiffness cut-off values for the diagnosis of cirrhosis according to the primary cause of liver disease
Optimum cutoff (kPa)
Hepatitis C(n = 298)Hepatitis B(n = 122)Alcohol or NASH (n = 122)
Sensitivity 95%10.06.013.2
Max. sum of sensitivity and specificity10.410.321.5
Best diagnostic accuracy20.216.921.5
Specificity 95%14.114.327.7