Non-invasive prediction of forthcoming cirrhosis-related complications

Figure 2 Cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma. A: The cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed a step-wise increase according to the stratified liver stiffness (LS) measurement; n = 866. Reproduced with permission from Masuzaki et al[49]; B: Patients with higher LS values had significantly higher risks of developing HCC. Transient elastography (TE) and clinical criteria produced conflicting results for diagnosing liver cirrhosis. Patients diagnosed with liver cirrhosis based on TE findings were at higher risk of developing HCC than those diagnosed by clinical criteria (3.26% vs 0.87% per person-year); n = 1110. Reproduced with permission from Jung et al[33].