Evaluation of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with 2D shear wave elastography with propagation map guidance: a single-centre study

• Published in: BMC medical imaging Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 50
• Main Authors: Kavak, Seyhmus, Kaya, Safak, Senol, Ayhan, Sogutcu, Nilgun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.03.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Antiviral agents; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Aspartate; Chronic hepatitis B; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Fibrosis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications; Hepatitis B, Chronic - diagnostic imaging; Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy; Humans; Liver; Liver - diagnostic imaging; Liver - pathology; Liver Cirrhosis - diagnostic imaging; Liver Cirrhosis - pathology; Liver fibrosis; Propagation map; Prospective Studies; Rankings; Shear wave elastography; Wave propagation; Shear wave elastography; Liver fibrosis; Chronic hepatitis B; Propagation map

The aims of this study were to evaluate liver fibrosis with two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography (SWE) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), to compare 2D-SWE with histopathology and to determine the change in liver stiffness values after antiviral therapy. A total of 253 patients with...