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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2024

Reliability and stability of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter in evaluating hepatic steatosis.

Xiaodan Zhang, Liping Luo, Huahui Liu, Shuang Liang, Erjiao Xu

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Xiaodan Zhang *Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025, Shennanzhong Road, Shenzhen, 518033, China.
Liping Luo *Department of Medical Ultrasonics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025, Shennanzhong Road, Shenzhen, 518033, China.
Huahui LiuDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025, Shennanzhong Road, Shenzhen, 518033, China.
Shuang LiangDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025, Shennanzhong Road, Shenzhen, 518033, China.
Erjiao XuDepartment of Medical Ultrasonics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 3025, Shennanzhong Road, Shenzhen, 518033, China. xuerjiao@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

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Futian Healthcare Research Project FTWS2020022Futian Healthcare Research Project FTWS2021071National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272011Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province for Distinguished Young Scholars 2022A1515012155Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20220530160208018
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purposeThis study aimed to explore the reliability and stability of ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter (UGAP) values obtained by two measuring methods and different measuring times.

methodsPatients who underwent liver UGAP examinations in our hospital from September 2022 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical data and UGAP measurements results were collected. Two different measuring methods: static single-frame multi-point measuring and dynamic multi-frame single-point measuring, were performed for each patient, and 10 UGAP values of each measuring method were recorded. The medians of the UGAP values of the 1st-3rd, 1st-5th, 1st-7th and 1st-10th by each measuring method were taken as the final UGAP values of measuring 3, 5, 7 and 10 times. The UGAP values obtained by the two different measuring methods and different measuring times (3, 5, 7 or 10 times) were compared.

results206 patients were included in this study. There was no statistical difference between UGAP values measured by static single-frame multi-point measuring and dynamic multi-frame single-point measuring (P = 0.689, P = 0.270, P = 0.298, P = 0.091), regardless of measuring times (3, 5, 7, 10 times). No significant difference between the UGAP values obtained by 3, 5, 7 and 10 measurements was found (P = 0.554, P = 0.916).

conclusionThe UGAP values obtained by the two different measuring methods and different measuring times (3, 5, 7 and 10 times) are stable and reliable. Additionally, 3 times of UGAP measurements might be enough for each patient in clinical practice.

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LiverPhysical ExaminationHumansReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesUltrasonography, InterventionalHepatic steatosisNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseUltrasoundUltrasound-guided attenuation parameters

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PMID38281291
PMCPMC10908761

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