Non-invasive methods for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Table 2 Accuracy of imaging methods for differentiating simple steatosis from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Imaging method	AUROC	n	Ref.
Imaging methods for differentiating simple steatosis from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
TE	0.84	246	[83]
	0.87	75	[84]
ARFI	0.86	77	[101]
	0.90	172	[100]
RTE	0.85	181	[106]
MRE	0.93	58	[110]
	0.95	142	[111]
Comparative studies of imaging methods for differentiating simple steatosis from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
TE	0.99	54	[104]
ARFI	0.97
TE	0.73	13	[108]
ARFI	0.71
RTE	0.51

TE: Transient elastography; ARFI: Acoustic radiation force impulse; RTE: Real-time shear wave elastography; MRE: Magnetic resonance elastography; AUROC: Area under the receiving-operating characteristics curve.