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Factors that affect the diagnostic accuracy of liver fibrosis measurement by Fibroscan in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Authors
Kim, SU | Seo, YS | Cheong, JY  | Kim, MY | Kim, JK | Um, SH | Cho, SW  | Paik, SK | Lee, KS | Han, KH | Ahn, SH
Citation
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 32(3). : 498-505, 2010
Journal Title
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
ISSN
0269-28131365-2036
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Interquartile range/median value (IQR/M) of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is a factor in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) leading to over estimation of fibrosis by Fibroscan.
AIM: To investigate factors that affect the accuracy of LSM in chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
METHODS: One hundred and ninety-nine patients were enrolled. Only procedures yielding > or =10 valid measurements were considered reliable. Liver fibrosis was evaluated using the Batts and Ludwig system. Liver biopsy (LB) specimens <15 mm were considered ineligible.
RESULTS: The mean age (142 men and 57 women) was 40.1 years. A significant discordance (discordance of at least two stages between LB and LSM) was identified in 38 (19.1%) and 47 (23.6%) patients respectively, according to Marcellin et al. and Chan et al.'s cutoff values. In multivariate analyses, BMI and fibrosis stage (F0-2 vs. F3-4) were identified as independent predictors for significant discordance (P = 0.040; hazard ratio [HR], 1.126; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.005-1.261 and P = 0.036; HR, 0.450; 95% CI, 0.213-0.949 respectively) with Marcellin et al.'s cutoffs, whereas fibrosis stage was the only independent predictor (P = 0.004; HR, 0.300; 95% CI, 0.131-0.685) with Chan's cutoffs.
CONCLUSIONS: Success rate and IQR/M were not predictive factors of the accuracy for diagnosing liver fibrosis by Fibroscan in CHB. Fibrosis stage (F0-2) was the only factor to predict significant discordance between LB and LSM.
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2010.04353.x
PMID
20491742
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