Repeatability of vibration-controlled transient elastography versus magnetic resonance elastography in patients with cirrhosis: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) have the potential to assess disease progression; however, repeatability data in people with cirrhosis are lacking. We aimed to assess the effect of disease severity on measurement variability and contribute to the evidentiary basis for the qualification of repeating liver stiffness measurements (LSM) in practice and research.

Methods

This prospective study included 49 adult participants (58.3% female) with cirrhosis who underwent same-day repeat LSM examinations. The primary outcome was the same-day, same-operator repeatability coefficient% (RC%) and the within-case coefficient of variation (wCV) for each modality. Secondary outcomes include the intra-class corre

SUBMITTER: Siddiqi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618574 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature