Point Shear Wave Elastography for Assessing Liver Stiffness in Chronic Liver Diseases of Different Etiologies Compared to Biopsy.
Saadi T, Khoury J, Toukan W, Krimasky R, Veitsman E, Baruch Y, Gaitini D, Beck-Razi N. Point Shear Wave Elastography for Assessing Liver Stiffness in Chronic Liver Diseases of Different Etiologies Compared to Biopsy. Israel Medical Association Journal 2021, 23: 223-228. PMID: 33899354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver diseaseLiver diseaseLiver stiffnessDifferent etiologiesControl groupViral hepatitisLiver biopsyBiopsy resultsFibrosis degreeStudy groupMedian stiffnessShear wave elastographyHealthy adultsProspective single-center studyNon-significant fibrosisNon-viral hepatitisSingle-center studyLiver biopsy resultsMETAVIR scoring systemPoint shear wave elastographyPSWE measurementsAdult patientsSubgroup analysisLiver fibrosisHealthy controls