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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2023

Clinical study of the value of shear wave elastography in evaluating the degree of liver fibrosis in children.

Yang Gao, Lirong Zhu, Huan Xiao, Chunjiang Yang, Juan Xu, Fangting Mou, Yi Tang

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. Biliary atresia-related liver fibrosis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  3. Shear wave elastography as a non-invasive tool for staging liver fibrosis in children: A study in Algerian pediatric patients.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang Gao *Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Lirong Zhu *Department of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Huan XiaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China. 106689210@qq.com.
Chunjiang YangDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Juan XuDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Fangting MouDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Yi TangDepartment of Ultrasound, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P.R. China. tangyi6688@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-8344
Chongqing University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore the clinical application of shear wave elastography (SWE) in evaluating the degree of liver fibrosis in children.

methodsTo explore the value of SWE in assessing liver fibrosis in children, the correlation between elastography values and the METAVIR grade of liver fibrosis in children with biliary system or liver diseases was studied. Children with significant liver enlargement were enrolled, and the fibrosis grade was analyzed to explore the value of SWE in assessing the degree of liver fibrosis in the presence of significant liver enlargement.

resultsA total of 160 children with bile system or liver diseases were recruited. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCs) for liver biopsy from stage F1 to F4 were 0.990, 0.923, 0.819, and 0.884. According to the degree of liver fibrosis at liver biopsy, there was a high correlation between the SWE value and the degree of liver fibrosis (correlation coefficient 0.74). There was no significant correlation between the Young's modulus value of the liver and the degree of liver fibrosis (correlation coefficient 0.16).

conclusionsSupersonic SWE can generally accurately evaluate the degree of liver fibrosis in children with liver disease. However, When the liver is significantly enlarged, SWE can only evaluate liver stiffness based on Young's modulus values, and the degree of liver fibrosis must still be determined by pathologic biopsy.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesLiver DiseasesChildFibrosisHumansLiverLiver CirrhosisChildrenHepatomegalyLiver elastographyShear wave elastography

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