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Original Article

Volume 15, Number 5, October 2022, pages 232-239

Diagnostic Accuracy of Elastography and Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Flow diagram of literature search and study selection process of included studies.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. (a) Sensitivity of stage F3. (b) Specificity of stage F3.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. (a) Sensitivity of stage F4. (b) Specificity of stage F4. (c) Diagnostic odds ratio of stage F4.

Table

Table 1. Characteristics of Studies Included
 
StudyStudy yearSample sizeStudies included in meta-analysisType of chronic liver diseaseType of elastography
AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; ALD: alcoholic liver disease; NASH: nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV: hepatitis C virus.
Geng et al [19]201610,20457Liver cirrhosis: AIH, hepatitis B and C, NAFLD, ALD, NASH, HCCTransient elastography
Ying et al [20]20164,25524Hepatitis CTransient elastography
Nguyen-Khac et al [21]20181,02610Alcohol-related liver diseaseTransient elastography
Li et al [22]20154,38627Chronic hepatitis BTransient elastography
Adebajo et al [23]20114706Hepatic fibrosis due to recurrent HCVUltrasound-based transient elastography