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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2016; 22(35): 7857-7867
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7857
Published online Sep 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7857
Table 2 Primary studies assessing the role of spleen elastography in the staging of liver severe fibrosis/cirrhosis
Ref. | Technique | Cut-off | Patients | Sens | Spec | LR+ | LR- | PPV | NPV | AUROC |
Chen et al[29], 2012 (prospective) | ARFI | 3.32 | 163 | 80.0 | 88.4 | 6.9 | 0.23 | 55.5 | 96.0 | 0.93 (0.89-0.97) |
Fraquelli et al[20], 2013 (prospective) | TE | 46.00 | 110 | 89.0 | 78.0 | 4.5 | 0.10 | 54.7 | 95.0 | 0.84 (0.76-0.92) |
Cabassa et al[30], 2015 (prospective) | ARFI | 3.05 | 51 | 73.0 | 84.0 | 4.5 | 0.32 | 91.0 | 77.0 | 0.80 (0.68-0.93) |
Bota et al[28], 2010 (prospective) | ARFI | 2.51 | 67 | 85.2 | 91.7 | 10.2 | 0.16 | 73.3 | 87.1 | 0.910 |
Grgurevic et al[39], 2015 (prospective) | RT-2D SWE | 24.00 | 66 | 66.7 | 86.7 | 5.01 | 0.38 | 75.0 | 81.3 | 0.821 |
- Citation: Giunta M, Conte D, Fraquelli M. Role of spleen elastography in patients with chronic liver diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(35): 7857-7867
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i35/7857.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i35.7857