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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2021.15.6.883

Analysis of Liver Elasticity according to Ultrasound Findings  

Chun, Hye-Ri (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
Jang, Hyon-Chol (Department of Radiologic Technology, Suseong University)
Cho, Pyong-Kon (Department of Radiological Science, Daegu Catholic University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.15, no.6, 2021 , pp. 883-889 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted on 101 patients who visited hospital for abdominal ultrasonography from May 2020 to December 2020. The purpose of this study was to find out the elasticity according to the ultrasound images (echo pattern, splenomegaly, hepatitis) during the ultrasound examination using the shear wave elastography. The shear wave elastography value of the normal group of the echo pattern was 5.75±1.58 kPa, and the group with the abnormal echo pattern was 8.84±4.94 kPa, and the shear wave elastography value of the abnormal group was high (p<0.05). In normal spleen size, hepatic elasticity value was 6.33±2.54 kPa, and hepatic elasticity value of splenomegaly was 13.73±5.48 kPa. In the case of splenomegaly, the liver elasticity value was high, and there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). As the spleen size increased, the liver elasticity value increased by 1.485 times, and as hepatitis progressed, the liver elasticity value increased by 1.573 times (p<0.05). As a result of analysis of concordance between ultrasound imaging findings and shear wave elastography, the Kappa value was found to be as high as 0.922 (p<0.05), which showed high concordance between the two test methods. Additional comparisons of liver elasticity values in shearwave elastography tests along with liver ultrasound findings are thought to be of great help in diagnosing liver fibrosis.
Keywords
Echo pattern; Liver Fibrosis; Abdominal Ultrasound; Shear Wave Elastography; Liver Elasticity;
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