ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2019
Reproducibility of liver stiffness measurements made with two different 2-dimensional shear wave elastography systems using the comb-push technique.
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- Ultrasound-guided transient elastography and two-dimensional shear wave elastography for assessment of liver fibrosis: emphasis on technical success and reliable measurements.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Reproducibility of shear wave elastography among operators, machines, and probes in an elasticity phantom.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Added value of 2D shear wave imaging of the gallbladder bed of the liver for acute cholecystitis.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- Comparison of point and 2-dimensional shear wave elastography for the evaluation of liver fibrosis.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2020Article
- Diagnostic problems in two-dimensional shear wave elastography of the liver.World journal of radiology · 2020Review
- 2D shear wave elastography (SWE) performance versus vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE/fibroscan) in the assessment of liver stiffness in chronic hepatitis.Insights into imaging · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the technical success and reliability of the measurements made using two 2-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE) systems using the comb-push technique from the same manufacturer and to assess the intersystem reproducibility of the resultant liver stiffness (LS) measurements.
methodsNinety-four patients with suspected chronic liver diseases were included in this retrospective study. LS measurements were obtained using two 2D-SWE systems (LOGIQ E9 and LOGIQ S8) from the same manufacturer, with transient elastography (TE) serving as the reference standard, on the same day. The technical success rates and reliability of the measurements of the two 2D-SWE systems were compared. LS values measured using the two 2D-SWE systems and TE were correlated using Spearman correlation coefficients and 95% Bland-Altman limits of agreement. Thereafter, Bland-Altman limits of agreement and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to analyze the intersystem reproducibility of LS measurements.
resultsThe two 2D-SWE systems showed similar technical success rates (98.9% for both) and reliability of LS measurements (92.3% for the LOGIQ E9, 91.2% for the LOGIQ S8; P=0.185). Despite the excellent correlation (ICC=0.92), the mean LS measurements obtained by the two 2D-SWE systems were significantly different (LOGIQ E9, 6.57±2.33 kPa; LOGIQ S8, 6.90±6.64 kPa; P=0.018).
conclusionSignificant intersystem variability was observed in the LS measurements made using the two 2D-SWE systems. Therefore, even 2D-SWE systems from the same manufacturer should not be used interchangeably in longitudinal follow-up.
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