Point shear wave elastography method for assessing liver stiffness

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2014; 20(16): 4787-4796
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4787

Table 1 Main clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with chronic viral hepatitis n (%)

Characteristics	All patients(n = 134)	Patients with chronic hepatitis C (n = 102)
Sex, females	29 (23.4)	20 (21.3)
Age, yr (SD)	43.70 (11.4)	45.2 (11.0)
BMI, kg/m² (SD)	25.1 (4.5)	25.2 (4.9)
AST, IU/L (IQR)	46 (26-78)	46 (30-83)
ALT, IU/L (IQR)	69 (41-122)	70 (43-127)
Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L (IQR)	69 (59-87)	70 (59-95)
GGT, IU/L (IQR)	49 (26-80)	50 (36-88)
Total bilirubin, M/L (IQR)	0.62 (0.46-0.94)	0.60 (0.44-0.89)
Platelet count, 10³/mm³ (SD)	227.8 (76.0)	227.7 (70.1)
Prothrombin time, % (SD)	94.0 (15.5)	94.4 (17.0)
HCV infection	102 (76.1)	-
HBV infection	28 (20.9)	-
Other¹	4 (3.0)	-
Fibrosis score (METAVIR)²
F0	14 (10.5)	6 (5.9)
F1	56 (42.1)	44 (43.6)
F2	29 (21.8)	24 (23.8)
F3	20 (15.0)	17 (16.8)
F4	14 (10.5)	10 (9.9)
Activity grade (METAVIR)
A0	12 (9.0)	5 (4.9)
A1	77 (58.0)	57 (56.4)
A2	28 (21.0)	27 (26.7)
A3	16 (12.0)	12 (11.9)
Steatosis grade
S0	83 (62.4)	62 (61.3)
S1	30 (22.6)	23 (22.8)
S2	16 (12.0)	12 (11.9)
S3	4 (3.0)	4 (4.0)
LSM, kPa (IQR)	6.6 (5.0-8.9)	6.5 (5.0-8.9)
PSWE, kPa (IQR)	5.3 (3.9-6.6)	5.2 (3.9-6.6)

¹HCV/HBV coinfection: n = 2; HCV/HIV coinfection: n = 2;

²Data for one patient missing due to inadequate biopsy specimen length. SD values represent means, and IQR values represent medians. BMI: Body mass index; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase; LSM: Liver stiffness measurement; PSWE: Point shear wave elastography.

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Citation: Ferraioli G, Tinelli C, Lissandrin R, Zicchetti M, Bello BD, Filice G, Filice C. Point shear wave elastography method for assessing liver stiffness. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(16): 4787-4796
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Ferraioli G, Tinelli C, Lissandrin R, Zicchetti M, Bello BD, Filice G, Filice C. Point shear wave elastography method for assessing liver stiffness. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(16): 4787-4796 [PMID: 24782633 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4787]

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