Reproducibility and diagnostic accuracy of pocket-sized ultrasound devices in ruling out compensated cirrhosis of mixed etiology.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Fibrosis is the key prognostic factor in chronic liver disease patients. Liver surface nodularity (LSN) is the ultrasonographic sign with the highest accuracy to detect advanced liver fibrosis. The use of pocket-sized ultrasound devices (PUDs) has been assessed in several clinical settings but never as regards chronic liver disease (CLD) severity. Our study aimed at evaluating the feasibility, reproducibility, and diagnostic accuracy of PUD in LSN identification.

Methods

We enrolled all the consecutive adults referred for percutaneous liver biopsy. Two independent operators evaluated LSN by PUD; one sonographer used standard ultrasound (US). Transient elastography (TE) and liver biopsy were performed on all the patients. PUD reproducibility was evaluated by Cohen's

SUBMITTER: Costantino A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature