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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2014; 20(23): 7231-7241
Published online Jun 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7231
Table 1 Diagnostic performance of transient elastography for the diagnosis of cirrhosis in different chronic liver disease from different etiology, data from meta-analysis
Meta-analysisNo. of studiesEtiologyCut-off (kPa)SensitivitySpecificityAUROC
Bota et al[53]13Various-89%87%-
Shaheen et al[107]4HCV12.586%93%0.95
Talwalkar et al[108]9Various-87%91%-
Friedrich-Rust et al[109]50Various---0.94
Tsochatzis et al[110]40HCV15 ± 4.183%89%-
Adebajo et al[111]5HCV-98%84%-
Stebbing et al[112]22Various15.0884.45%94.69%-
Abd El Rihim et al[113]23Various-83.40%92.40%-
Chon et al[114]18HBV11.784.60%81.50%0.929
Table 2 Diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse for the diagnosis of cirrhosis in different chronic liver disease from different etiology, data from main published meta-analysis
Meta-analysisNo. of studiesEtiologyCut-off (m/s)SensitivitySpecificityAUROC
Bota et al[53]13Various-87%87%-
Friedrich-Rust et al[57]9Various1.80--0.93
Nierhoff et al[115]36Various1.87--0.91