Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis by Shear Wave Elastography in Patients With Liver Malignancy: A Prospective Single-center Study

Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis by Shear Wave Elastography in Patients With Liver Malignancy: A Prospective Single-center Study

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (SWE) for staging hepatic fibrosis in the background liver parenchyma in patients with liver tumors before hepatic resection, using resected tissue pathology as a reference standard.

Inclusion Criteria:

• (i) patients with a solid focal liver lesion that was pathologically proven or diagnosed by imaging methods such as conventional US, CT or MR imaging; (ii) patients scheduled to undergo a hepatectomy; (iii) patients with a lesion ≥1.0 cm in diameter.

Exclusion Criteria:

• (i) patients with a history of chemotherapy; (ii) patients unable to properly hold their breath.