Comparison of transient elastography and shear wave elastography in patients with MAFLD: A single-center experience

Abstract

Background: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis are intimately linked to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Transient elastography (TE) and point shear wave elastography (pSWE) were used to measure liver stiffness in patients who met the ultrasound criteria for steatotic liver diseases (SLD). This study compared two methods for estimating liver stiffness in patients with SLD, which in turn correlated with liver fibrosis. Method: Ultrasound B-mode imaging was used to identify SLD. In total, 250 MAFLD patients were recruited. Patient characteristics, laboratory investigations, and liver stiffness measurements using TE and pSWE were assessed on the same day.

Keywords

• metabolic-associated fatty liver diseases (mafld)
• point shear wave elastography (swe)
• transient elastography (te)
• liver stiffness measurement
• liver fibrosis
• nafld