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Liver stiffness measurement using acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in overweight and obese patients
Author(s) -
Attia D.,
Bantel H.,
Lenzen H.,
Manns M. P.,
Gebel M. J.,
Potthoff A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
alimentary pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.308
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1365-2036
pISSN - 0269-2813
DOI - 10.1111/apt.13710
Subject(s) - transient elastography , medicine , overweight , cirrhosis , acoustic radiation force , elastography , steatosis , body mass index , steatohepatitis , obesity , gastroenterology , fatty liver , liver biopsy , liver fibrosis , radiology , biopsy , ultrasound , disease
Summary Background Obesity and overweight are global health problems. Aim To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of liver stiffness measurement ( LSM ) using acoustic radiation force impulse ( ARFI ) elastography in overweight and obese patients for staging liver fibrosis. Methods Ninety‐seven patients (mean age: 50 years, 50% male) with body mass index ( BMI ) ≥25 kg/m 2 (mean BMI : 31 kg/m 2 ) were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent ARFI elastography and liver biopsy. In 87/97 patients, transient elastography ( TE ) was performed (M‐ and XL ‐probes). Patients were divided into two groups respectively: overweight: BMI <30 kg/m 2 ( n = 61); and obese: BMI ≥30 kg/m 2 ( n = 26). Results Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography correlated with liver fibrosis in overweight ( r = 0.84, P < 0.0001) and obese patients ( r = 0.85, P < 0.0001), while no correlation was observed with steatosis, steatohepatitis and BMI . Area under the curve detecting liver cirrhosis for ARFI and TE were 0.97 in overweight and 0.94 and 0.92 in obese patients. In both groups, the failure rate was lower for ARFI than TE . ARFI of liver segment 8 showed a lower discordance than TE in both groups (overweight: 3% vs. 12%, P = 0.002; obese: 8% vs. 27%, P = 0.034). Steatosis and steatohepatitis were neither predictors of discordance nor of performance in LSM by ARFI or TE in both groups. Conclusions In overweight and obese patients, acoustic radiation force impulse can diagnose liver cirrhosis and significant fibrosis with high diagnostic accuracy. Liver stiffness measurement using the XL ‐probe reduces the influence of BMI , steatosis and steatohepatitis. The failure and discordance rates were lower for acoustic radiation force impulse than transient elastography in both patients groups.