Comparison of Smart-Shear Wave Elastography and Transient Elastography

Applicability, Reliability and Accuracy for Staging Hepatic Fibrosis: Comparison of Smart-Shear Wave Elastography and Transient Elastography

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the applicability and diagnostic performances of Smart-Shear wave(SSW) imaging, in comparison with Transient elastography(TE) for the staging of liver fibrosis using pathologic results as the reference standard.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with liver disease: plan to undergo liver surgery
2. Potential liver donors
3. Smart-Shear wave & transient elastography were performed within one month from liver surgery
4. Aged between 20 to 80 years
5. Compliance with scheduled visits, evaluation plans and other study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous history of hepatic surgery
2. Previous history of transarterial chemoembolization
3. Huge or infiltrative tumor in the right lobe of the liver
4. Bile duct dilatation in the right lobe of the liver
5. Older than 80 years
6. The opinion of the investigator would make the patient unsuitable for enrollment