reviewHepatologyJun 6, 2017BRONZE OA

Comparison of laboratory tests, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance elastography to detect fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta‐analysis

GXGuangqin XiaoSZSixian ZhuXXXiao XiaoLYLünan YanJYJiayin Yang

Wuhan Union Hospital · Tongji Hospital · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Many noninvasive methods for diagnosing liver fibrosis (LF) have been proposed. To determine the best method for diagnosing LF in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), we conducted a systemic review and meta-analysis to compare the performance of aspartate aminotransferase to platelets ratio index (APRI), fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4), BARD score, NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), FibroScan, shear wave elastography (SWE), and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for diagnosing LF in NAFLD. We compared the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of these noninvasive methods for detecting significant fibrosis…

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Keywords
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Magnetic resonance elastography
  • Medicine
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Meta-analysis
  • Ultrasound
  • Fatty liver
  • Fibrosis
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