Li-Da Chen, Ze-Rong Huang, Hong Yang, Mei-Qing Cheng, Hang-Tong Hu, Xiao-Zhou Lu, Ming-De Li, Rui-Fang Lu, Dan-Ni He, Peng Lin, Qiu-Ping Ma, Hui Huang, Si-Min Ruan, Wei-Ping Ke, Bing Liao, Bi-Hui Zhong, Jie Ren, Ming-De Lu, Xiao-Yan Xie, Wei Wang
Background Noninvasive tests can be used to screen patients with chronic liver disease for advanced liver fibrosis; however, the use of single tests may not be adequate. Purpose To construct sequential clinical algorithms that include a US deep learning (DL) model and compare their ability to predict advanced liver fibrosis with that of other noninvasive tests. Materials and Methods This retrospective study included adult patients with a history of chronic liver disease or unexplained abnormal liver function test results who underwent B-mode US of the liver between January 2014 and September 2022 at three health care facilities...
April 2024: Radiology