Technical Performance of Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography for Measuring Liver Stiffness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the technical performance of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for measuring liver stiffness.

Materials and methods

The Ovid-MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched for studies reporting the technical performance of 2D-SWE, including concerns with technical failures, unreliable measurements, interobserver reliability, and/or intraobserver reliability, published until June 30, 2018. The pooled proportion of technical failure and unreliable measurements was calculated using meta-analytic pooling via the random-effects model and inverse variance method for calculating weights. Subgroup analyses were performed to explore potential causes of heterogeneity. The pooled intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for interobserver and intraobserv

SUBMITTER: Kim DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536798 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature