Technical Acoustic Measurements Combined with Clinical Parameters for the Differential Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.

ABSTRACT: Background and aim: Diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is challenging. This study intended to explore the diagnostic value of multiple technical acoustic measurements in the diagnosis of NASH, and to establish a diagnostic model combining technical acoustic measurements with clinical parameters to improve the diagnostic efficacy of NASH. Methods: We consecutively enrolled 75 patients with clinically suspected nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who underwent percutaneous liver biopsy in our hospital from June 2020 to December 2021. All cases underwent multiple advanced acoustic measurements for liver such as shear wave dispersion (SWD), shear wave speed (SWS), attenuation imaging (ATI), normalized local variance (NLV), and liver-kidney intensity ratio (Ratio)

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10177914 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature