Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2016; 22(20): 4926-4935
Published online May 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i20.4926
Table 3 Diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse for the different liver fibrosis stages
Diagnostic parametersF ≥ 2F ≥ 3F = 4
ARFI cut-off (m/s)1.631.841.94
Sensitivity (%)82.4 (0.70-0.95)82.4 (0.64-1.00)92.3 (0.78-1.00)
Specificity (%)83.3 (0.73-0.94)78.5 (0.69-0.89)81.6 (0.72-0.90)
Area under curve (AUROC)0.870.860.89
PPV (%)77.8 (0.64-0.91)50.0 (0.31-0.69)48.0 (0.28-0.68)
NPV (%)87.0 (0.77-0.97)94.4 (0.88-1.00)98.2 (0.95-1.00)