Transient micro-elastography: A novel non-invasive approach to measure liver stiffness in mice

Table 1 Characteristics of control mice and CCl₄-induced fibrotic mice

Mouse	Strain	Type	Sex	Liver stiffness (kPa)	Success rate for LSM (%)	% sirius red
1	C57BL/6	Control	M	4.7	75	ND
2	C57BL/6	Control	M	4.0	100	ND
3	C57BL/6	Control	M	4.7	67	ND
4	C57BL/6	Control	M	6.8	86	ND
5	CD1	Control	F	5.0	100	< 0.3
6	CD1	Control	F	3.3	92	0.05
7	CD1	Control	F	2.6	94	0.10
8	CD1	Oil injected	F	5.3	100	0.42
9	CD1	Oil injected	F	9.3	84	0.72
10	CD1	Oil injected	F	5.8	91	0.32
11	CD1	CCl4 injected	F	18.8	100	1.84
12	CD1	CCl4 injected	F	21.6	100	2.36
14	CD1	CCl4 injected	F	14.2	100	2.38

LSM:Liver stiffness measurement ; ND: Not determined.