Assessment of liver fibrosis by ultrasound elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound: a randomized prospective animal study

Experimental Animals
Tingting QiuYan Luo

Abstract

This study aimed to assess liver fibrosis by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and point shear-wave elastography (pSWE) in rabbits and compare the performance of the two techniques. Eighty rabbits were divided into experimental (n=60) and control group (n=20). In the experimental group, liver fibrosis (F1-F4) was induced by subcutaneous injection of carbon tetrachloride. CEUS and pSWE of the liver was performed for the two groups at a 4-week interval for 40 weeks. The portal vein rise time (PV-RT), time to peak (PV-TTP), mean transit time (PV-MTT) and the maximum signal intensity (PV-Imax) were analyzed with time-intensity curves (TICs). Liver stiffness value (LSV) was obtained through pSWE. Histologic examination of liver specimens of the rabbits was performed to evaluate the fibrosis stage. PV-RT, PV-TTP, PV-Imax and LSV were significantly different among five liver fibrosis stages (F0-F4) (P<0.01). PV-Imax and LSV displayed better diagnostic performance than PV-RT, PV-TTP, PV-MTT. For diagnosing≥F1 stage fibrosis, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of PV-Imax was 0.870, which was similar to that of LSV 0.874 (P=0.94). For diagnosing ≥F2, ≥F3 and ≥F4 stage fibrosis, the AUROC of PV-Imax and L...Continue Reading

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Sep 23, 2020·Diagnostics·Mrigendra B KarmacharyaChandra M Sehgal

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