Hepatol Res. 2018 Dec 29. doi: 10.1111/hepr.13306. [Epub ahead of print]
Portal hypertension in Hepatitis B related Cirrhosis: Diagnostic accuracy of Liver and Spleen stiffness by two-dimensional Shear-wave elastography.
Zhu Y1, Ding H1,2, Fu T1,2, Peng S1, Chen S3, Luo J4, Wang W1.
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1
Departments of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
2
Shanghai Institute of Medical Imaging, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
3
Departments of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
4
Departments of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Abstract
AIM:
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of liver and spleen stiffness measured by two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (2-D SWE) in evaluation of clinically significant and severe portal hypertension (CSPH and SPH).
METHODS:
Clinical data of 155 hepatitis B related cirrhosis patients and their liver and spleen stiffness (L-SWE and S-SWE) were collected. The diagnostic performances of L-SWE, S-SWE, the liver stiffness-spleen-diameter-to-platelet-ratio score (LSPS) and PH risk score were evaluated.
RESULTS:
104 patients were eligible for analysis. CSPH and SPH were detected in 84 and 74 patients respectively. L-SWE and S-SWE were significantly correlated with HVPG in overall, CSPH and SPH groups (rL =0.607, 0.554 and 0.412; rS =0.665, 0.566 and 0.467 respectively; all P<0.05). The AUROCs of L-SWE, S-SWE, LSPS and PH risk score were 0.72 (95%Cl, 0.49-0.95), 0.81 (95%Cl, 0.55-0.97), 0.76 (95%Cl, 0.51-0.96), 0.73 (95%Cl, 0.55-0.88) for CSPH and 0.77 (95%Cl, 0.51-0.93), 0.85 (95%Cl, 0.59-0.96), 0.80 (95%Cl, 0.58-0.98), 0.80 (95%Cl, 0.59-0.93) for SPH. The best cut-off of L-SWE for determining CSPH and SPH were 16.1 kPa (Sensitivity, 78%; Specificity, 72%) and 23.5 kPa (Sensitivity, 81%; Specificity, 79%). For S-SWE, the best cut-offs were 25.3 kPa (Sensitivity, 85%; Specificity, 79%) and 33.4 kPa (Sensitivity, 74%; Specificity, 70%). A cut-off of L-SWE < 13.2 kPa or S-SWE < 23.2 kPa was able to rule-out CSPH while a cut-off of L-SWE > 24.9 kPa or S-SWE > 34.2 kPa was able to rule-in CSPH.
CONCLUSIONS:
liver and spleen stiffness measured by 2-D SWE are reliable and promising non-invasive parameters to assess CSPH and SPH.
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