Transient elastography for the assessment of chronic liver disease: Ready for the clinic?

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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%	10.0	6.0	13.2
Max. sum of sensitivity and specificity	10.4	10.3	21.5
Best diagnostic accuracy	20.2	16.9	21.5
Specificity 95%	14.1	14.3	27.7

NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Data obtained from Ganne-Carrie et al 2006[17].

Citation: Cobbold J, Morin S, Taylor-Robinson S. Transient elastography for the assessment of chronic liver disease: Ready for the clinic? World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(36): 4791-4797
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i36/4791.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i36.4791