Purpose ElastPQ is a new elastography technique for non-invasive liver fibrosis staging. However, it does not have validated reliability criteria. We tested the reliability of a different number of measurements in patients with chronic liver disease and explored whether the application of quality criteria improves the diagnostic performance. Materials and Methods All patients underwent liver stiffness assessment (LSM) with ElastPQ and Fibroscan (F-TE). The mean, median, standard deviation (SD) and interquartile range (IQR) of 10, 5 and 3 measurements were retrospectively collected for each patient and compared to each other. Liver histology was available in a subset of patients. Results Overall, 400 patients met the inclusion criteria. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was the most represented etiology (75%), followed by primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The correlation of medians was significantly better between 10 and 5 measurements than between 10 and 3. The difference of medians was significant only in the comparison between 10 and 3 measurements. The correlation between ElastPQ and F-TE was equally good for 10 and 5 measurements and significantly improved after an IQR/median ≤30% was applied. The diagnostic performance of ElastPQ was better with the median value of 10 and 5 measurements and improved if LSM values were obtained with IQR/M≤30%. Conclusion The median value of 5 valid LSMs suffices for the reliable estimation of liver stiffness using ElastPQ. The quality criterion of IQR/M≤30% should also be followed when using this technique.

Establishing Reliability Criteria for Liver ElastPQ Shear Wave Elastography (ElastPQ-SWE): Comparison between 10, 5 and 3 Measurements / Roccarina, D.; Iogna Prat, L.; Buzzetti, E.; Guerrero Misas, M.; Arico, F. M.; Saffioti, F.; Rosselli, M.; Pinzani, M.; Marshall, A.; Thorburn, D.; Tsochatzis, E.. - In: ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN. - ISSN 0172-4614. - 42:2(2021), pp. 204-213. [10.1055/a-1010-6052]

Establishing Reliability Criteria for Liver ElastPQ Shear Wave Elastography (ElastPQ-SWE): Comparison between 10, 5 and 3 Measurements

Buzzetti E.;
2021

Abstract

Purpose ElastPQ is a new elastography technique for non-invasive liver fibrosis staging. However, it does not have validated reliability criteria. We tested the reliability of a different number of measurements in patients with chronic liver disease and explored whether the application of quality criteria improves the diagnostic performance. Materials and Methods All patients underwent liver stiffness assessment (LSM) with ElastPQ and Fibroscan (F-TE). The mean, median, standard deviation (SD) and interquartile range (IQR) of 10, 5 and 3 measurements were retrospectively collected for each patient and compared to each other. Liver histology was available in a subset of patients. Results Overall, 400 patients met the inclusion criteria. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was the most represented etiology (75%), followed by primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The correlation of medians was significantly better between 10 and 5 measurements than between 10 and 3. The difference of medians was significant only in the comparison between 10 and 3 measurements. The correlation between ElastPQ and F-TE was equally good for 10 and 5 measurements and significantly improved after an IQR/median ≤30% was applied. The diagnostic performance of ElastPQ was better with the median value of 10 and 5 measurements and improved if LSM values were obtained with IQR/M≤30%. Conclusion The median value of 5 valid LSMs suffices for the reliable estimation of liver stiffness using ElastPQ. The quality criterion of IQR/M≤30% should also be followed when using this technique.
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Establishing Reliability Criteria for Liver ElastPQ Shear Wave Elastography (ElastPQ-SWE): Comparison between 10, 5 and 3 Measurements / Roccarina, D.; Iogna Prat, L.; Buzzetti, E.; Guerrero Misas, M.; Arico, F. M.; Saffioti, F.; Rosselli, M.; Pinzani, M.; Marshall, A.; Thorburn, D.; Tsochatzis, E.. - In: ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN. - ISSN 0172-4614. - 42:2(2021), pp. 204-213. [10.1055/a-1010-6052]
Roccarina, D.; Iogna Prat, L.; Buzzetti, E.; Guerrero Misas, M.; Arico, F. M.; Saffioti, F.; Rosselli, M.; Pinzani, M.; Marshall, A.; Thorburn, D.; Tsochatzis, E.
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