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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Aug 18, 2015; 7(17): 2069-2079
Published online Aug 18, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i17.2069
Table 1 Diagnostic performance of ultrasonography elastography for hepatic fibrosis
Ref.YearStudy methodImaging instrumentEtiologiesNo. of patientsSensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Cut-offsAUROCFibrosis score
Tada et al[33]2015ProspectiveSSIHCV5588.991.98.8 kPa0.94F2-3 (F4, excluded)
Samir et al[34]2015ProspectiveSSIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies13691.452.57.29 kPa0.84≥ F2
Deffieux et al[63]2015ProspectiveSSIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies12077798.9 kPa0.81≥ F2
Yoon et al[35]2014ProspectiveSSIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies9478.875.66.65 kPa0.852≥ F2
Tutar et al[36]2014ProspectiveSSIChildren, viral and nonviralhepatopathies7697.89610.4 kPa0.96≥ F2
Jeong et al[64]2014ProspectiveSSIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies7078.293.38.6 kPa0.915≥ F2
Cassinotto et al[37]2014ProspectiveSSIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies33683828 kPa0.89≥ F2
ARFIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies34172811.38 m/s0.81≥ F2
TEChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies33776818.5 kPa0.83≥ F2
Yap et al[31]2013ProspectiveARFIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies7068661.55 m/s0.85≥ F2
Bota et al[32]2013Meta-analysisARFIChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies116374831.30 m/s0.85≥ F2
TEChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies11637884N/A0.87≥ F2
Ferraioli et al[65]2012ProspectiveSSIHCV1219087.57.1 kPa0.92≥ F2
Chon et al[29]2012Meta-analysisTEHBV277274.378.37.9 kPa0.859≥ F2
Friedrich-Rust et al[26]2008Meta-analysisTEChronic viral and nonviralhepatopathies8433N/AN/A7.65 kPa0.84≥ F2