Diagnostic Performance of Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography in Liver Transplant Recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) is a non-invasive tool for detecting hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients who have not received liver transplants. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of VCTE in detection of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients who have undergone liver transplantation.

Methods

We performed a prospective study of 99 liver transplant recipients assessed by VCTE using a standard protocol. Controlled attenuation parameter cutoff values for pairwise steatosis grade and liver stiffness measurements (LSM) and cutoff values for pairwise fibrosis stage were determined using cross-validated area under the receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) curve analyses. We calculated sensitivity (fixed at 90%) and s

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature