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Article: Correlation of liver stiffness and histological features in healthy persons and in patients with occult hepatitis B, chronic active hepatitis B, or hepatitis B cirrhosis

TitleCorrelation of liver stiffness and histological features in healthy persons and in patients with occult hepatitis B, chronic active hepatitis B, or hepatitis B cirrhosis
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Issue Date2010
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ajg/index.html
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American Journal Of Gastroenterology, 2010, v. 105 n. 5, p. 1116-1122 How to Cite?
AbstractOBJECTIVES: Liver stiffness measurement using transient elastography has become a popular tool to assess liver fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine liver stiffness values and histological features in healthy subjects and in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).METHODS: A total of 157 people were included (28 healthy subjects and 18 patients with occult hepatitis B infection, 102 with active CHB, and 9 with end-stage hepatitis B cirrhosis). Histology and liver stiffness measurements were obtained from all patients.RESULTS: The median liver stiffness in healthy subjects and in occult hepatitis B, active hepatitis B, and end-stage cirrhosis patients was 4.6, 4.2, 8.7, and 33.8 kPa, respectively. In healthy subjects and in patients with occult hepatitis B infection, none had significant fibrosis on histology, and all had liver stiffness 7.2 kPa. In patients with active CHB, 32 (31%) had liver stiffness 11.0 kPa, but only four (12%) had cirrhosis on histology. Using liver stiffness to predict cirrhosis in this group had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 69%, a positive predictive value of 10%, and a negative predictive value of 100%. All nine patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis had liver stiffness 11.0 kPa. The overall area under the ROC curve (AUROC) for diagnosing cirrhosis using a cutoff of 11.3 kPa was 0.89.CONCLUSIONS: Liver stiffness measurement has an overall good diagnostic accuracy with excellent negative predictive value. However, in active CHB with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, the positive predictive value for diagnosing cirrhosis is poor, and further studies are needed to optimize the use of transient elastography in this important group. © 2010 by the American College of Gastroenterology.
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dc.contributor.authorFung, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLai, CLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, SCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBut, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorSeto, WKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, DKHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFan, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYuen, MFen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:21:37Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T07:21:37Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal Of Gastroenterology, 2010, v. 105 n. 5, p. 1116-1122en_HK
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dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: Liver stiffness measurement using transient elastography has become a popular tool to assess liver fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine liver stiffness values and histological features in healthy subjects and in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).METHODS: A total of 157 people were included (28 healthy subjects and 18 patients with occult hepatitis B infection, 102 with active CHB, and 9 with end-stage hepatitis B cirrhosis). Histology and liver stiffness measurements were obtained from all patients.RESULTS: The median liver stiffness in healthy subjects and in occult hepatitis B, active hepatitis B, and end-stage cirrhosis patients was 4.6, 4.2, 8.7, and 33.8 kPa, respectively. In healthy subjects and in patients with occult hepatitis B infection, none had significant fibrosis on histology, and all had liver stiffness 7.2 kPa. In patients with active CHB, 32 (31%) had liver stiffness 11.0 kPa, but only four (12%) had cirrhosis on histology. Using liver stiffness to predict cirrhosis in this group had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 69%, a positive predictive value of 10%, and a negative predictive value of 100%. All nine patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis had liver stiffness 11.0 kPa. The overall area under the ROC curve (AUROC) for diagnosing cirrhosis using a cutoff of 11.3 kPa was 0.89.CONCLUSIONS: Liver stiffness measurement has an overall good diagnostic accuracy with excellent negative predictive value. However, in active CHB with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, the positive predictive value for diagnosing cirrhosis is poor, and further studies are needed to optimize the use of transient elastography in this important group. © 2010 by the American College of Gastroenterology.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ajg/index.htmlen_HK
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dc.subject.meshCarrier State-
dc.subject.meshElasticity Imaging Techniques - methods-
dc.subject.meshHepatitis B, Chronic - pathology-
dc.subject.meshLiver Cirrhosis - pathology - virology-
dc.subject.meshLiver Failure - pathology - virology-
dc.titleCorrelation of liver stiffness and histological features in healthy persons and in patients with occult hepatitis B, chronic active hepatitis B, or hepatitis B cirrhosisen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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