Abstract
Staging of liver fibrosis traditionally relied on liver histology, however transient elastography (TE) and more recently two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) evolved to non-invasive alternatives. Hence, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of 2D-SWE assessed by the Canon Aplio i800 ultrasound system using liver biopsy as reference and compared the performance to TE. In total, 108 adult patients with chronic liver disease undergoing liver biopsy, 2D-SWE and TE were enrolled prospectively at the University Hospital Zurich. Diagnostic accuracies were evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) analysis, and optimal cutoff values by Youden's index RESULTS: Diagnostic accuracy of 2D-SWE was good for significant (≥F2; AUROC 85.2%, 95% confidence interval (95%CI):76.2-91.2%) as well as severe fibrosis (≥F3; AUROC 86.8%, 95%CI:78.1-92.4%) and excellent for cirrhosis (AUROC 95.6%, 95%CI:89.9-98.1%), compared to histology. TE performed equally well (significant fibrosis: 87.5%, 95%CI:77.7-93.3%; severe fibrosis: 89.7%, 95%CI:82.0-94.3%; cirrhosis: 96%, 95%CI:90.4-98.4%), and accuracy was not statistically different to 2D-SWE. 2D-SWE optimal cutoff values were 6.5, 9.8 and 13.1 kPa for significant fibrosis, severe fibrosis, and cirrhosis, respectively. Performance of 2D-SWE was good to excellent and well comparable with TE, supporting the application of this 2D-SWE system in the diagnostic workup of chronic liver disease.
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