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Comparative Study
Journal Article
Real-time tissue elastography (RTE) for noninvasive evaluation of fibrosis in liver diseases in children in comparison to liver biopsy.
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics 2014 October
PURPOSE: To determine the value of real-time tissue elastography (RTE) in pediatric liver diseases in comparison to liver biopsy.
METHODS: RTE was performed on 34 patients (♀, n = 17; ♂, n = 17; range 0-21 years) with various acute and chronic liver diseases: autoimmune hepatitis (n = 5), liver transplantation (n = 5), Wilson's disease (n = 4), hepatopathy of unknown origin (n = 4), unclear cholestatic hepatitis (n = 2), thalassemia major (n = 2), glycogenosis (n = 2), hereditary fructose intolerance (n = 1), alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (n = 1), diabetes mellitus type 1 (n = 1), chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (n = 1), primary sclerosing cholangitis (n = 1), hepatitis B (n = 1), cirrhosis of unknown origin (n = 1), drug-induced hepatopathy (n = 1), unexplained transaminase elevation (n = 1), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n = 1). Included children were biopsied. RTE was performed on a control group (n = 30; ♀, n = 15; ♂, n = 15). The mean value of strain (MEAN) in arbitrary units and the ratio of blue color-coded harder tissue (AREA) were calculated based on an elasticity histogram of the selected region of interest in liver parenchyma. They were compared with the histologically defined grade of liver fibrosis.
RESULTS: In comparison to the scoring systems, a moderate correlation was observed for MEAN and AREA by excluding the F0 patients [MEAN r = -0.575 to -0.645, AREA r = 0.545-0.607 (p < 0.05)]. Differentiation of the control group and low-grade fibrosis (F1) from high-grade fibrosis (F2-4) was significantly possible (p values <0.001 at 5 % significance level).
CONCLUSION: RTE parameters enable a possible differentiation of high fibrosis; however, their correlation with fibrosis stage was moderate. RTE seems to be a promising method in liver fibrosis grading in children.
METHODS: RTE was performed on 34 patients (♀, n = 17; ♂, n = 17; range 0-21 years) with various acute and chronic liver diseases: autoimmune hepatitis (n = 5), liver transplantation (n = 5), Wilson's disease (n = 4), hepatopathy of unknown origin (n = 4), unclear cholestatic hepatitis (n = 2), thalassemia major (n = 2), glycogenosis (n = 2), hereditary fructose intolerance (n = 1), alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (n = 1), diabetes mellitus type 1 (n = 1), chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (n = 1), primary sclerosing cholangitis (n = 1), hepatitis B (n = 1), cirrhosis of unknown origin (n = 1), drug-induced hepatopathy (n = 1), unexplained transaminase elevation (n = 1), and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (n = 1). Included children were biopsied. RTE was performed on a control group (n = 30; ♀, n = 15; ♂, n = 15). The mean value of strain (MEAN) in arbitrary units and the ratio of blue color-coded harder tissue (AREA) were calculated based on an elasticity histogram of the selected region of interest in liver parenchyma. They were compared with the histologically defined grade of liver fibrosis.
RESULTS: In comparison to the scoring systems, a moderate correlation was observed for MEAN and AREA by excluding the F0 patients [MEAN r = -0.575 to -0.645, AREA r = 0.545-0.607 (p < 0.05)]. Differentiation of the control group and low-grade fibrosis (F1) from high-grade fibrosis (F2-4) was significantly possible (p values <0.001 at 5 % significance level).
CONCLUSION: RTE parameters enable a possible differentiation of high fibrosis; however, their correlation with fibrosis stage was moderate. RTE seems to be a promising method in liver fibrosis grading in children.
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