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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Acoustic Radiation Forced Impulse of the Liver and the Spleen, Combined with Spleen Dimension and Platelet Count in New Ratio Scores, Identifies High-Risk Esophageal Varices in Well-Compensated Cirrhotic Patients.

Antonio F M Vainieri, Elisa Brando, Antonio De Vincentis, Giulia Di Pasquale, Valentina Flagiello, Paolo Gallo, Francesca Barone, Teresa Massaro Cenere, Evelyn Di Matteo, Antonio Picardi and 2 more

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12 authors.

Antonio F M VainieriDepartment of Internal Medicine, S. Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, 00184 Rome, Italy.
Elisa BrandoOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Antonio De VincentisOperative Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Giulia Di PasqualeOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8872-6815
Valentina FlagielloOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Paolo GalloOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Francesca BaroneOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Teresa Massaro CenereDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Evelyn Di MatteoOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Antonio PicardiOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Giovanni GalatiOperative Research Unit of Clinical Medicine and Hepatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2935-0795
Ultrasound Research Group (URG) of Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico of Rome

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acoustic radiation forced impulse (ARFI) is an integrated ultrasound method, measuring stiffness by point shear wave elastography. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the ARFI of the liver and the spleen, combined with spleen dimension and platelet count, in predicting high-risk esophageal varices (HRVs) in cirrhotic patients, a prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2017 and February 2021. The following ratio scores were calculated based on ARFI measurements: ALSDP (ARFI Liver-Spleen Diameter-to-Platelet Ratio Score), ASSDP (ARFI Spleen-Spleen Diameter-to-Platelet Ratio Score), ASSAP (ARFI Spleen-Spleen Area-to-Platelet Ratio Score), and ALSAP (ARFI Liver-Spleen Area-to-Platelet Ratio Score). In 100 enrolled subjects, spleen ARFI, ASSDP, and ASSAP were significantly associated with HRVs in the prospective short- and long-term follow-ups and in the cross-sectional study (

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acoustic radiation forced impulseARFIesophageal varicesplatelet countspleen

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PMID38611598
PMCPMC11011753

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