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Medyńska-Przęczek A, Stochel-Gaudyn A, Wędrychowicz A. Liver fibrosis assessment in pediatric population - can ultrasound elastography be an alternative method to liver biopsy? A systematic review. Adv Med Sci 2024; 69:8-20. [PMID: 38198895 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2023.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Liver diseases of various etiologies are becoming increasingly common in the pediatric population. So far, the gold diagnostic standard in these disorders is liver biopsy. This procedure is invasive, painful and requires general anesthesia in this group of patients. Due to the continuous development of new research techniques, such as liver elastography, it is necessary to evaluate them in the context of their diagnostic usefulness. Ultrasound elastography, as a quick and effective method, is being used more and more often in the assessment and monitoring of liver dysfunction in both adults and children. There are several techniques of liver elastography, such as transient elastography, shear wave elastography consisting of various subtypes such as two-dimensional shear wave elastography, acoustic radiation force impulse and point shear wave elastography, which differ in terms of the measurement technique and the achieved results. The purpose of our review was to determine whether techniques of liver elastography could replace liver biopsy. Although now, based on the analyzed papers, elastography cannot replace liver biopsy, in our opinion, the role of this tool in monitoring pediatric patients with liver diseases will grow in the coming years.
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- Aleksandra Medyńska-Przęczek
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, 31-530, Poland.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, 30-663, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pediatric Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, 30-663, Poland
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Düzkalır HG, Aydıner Ö, Söbü E, Dizman R. Clinical correlation of 2D shear wave elastography findings in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus without autoimmune thyroiditis. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2023; 36:393-400. [PMID: 36883760 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2023-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of study was to evaluate the 2D shear wave sonoelastography (SWE) findings of the thyroid gland in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) with normal gray-scale findings and without thyroid autoimmunity (AIT) and obtain data that will be useful for the early detection of glandular involvement. METHODS The study included 46 T1DM patients (mean age: 11.28 ± 3.3 years) and 46 healthy children (mean age: 12.01 ± 3.8 years) as the control group. The thyroid gland mean elasticity value was obtained as kPa and compared in groups. A correlation was investigated between elasticity values and age at diabetes, serum free T4, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroglobulin, anti-tissue peroxidase, and hemoglobin A1c values. RESULTS No difference was found between T1DM patients and the control group in the thyroid 2D SWE evaluation (the median kPa value: 17.1 (10.2) in the study group and 16.8 (7.0) in the control group) (p=0.15). No significant correlation was found between 2D SWE kPa values and age at diagnosis, serum free T4, TSH, anti-thyroglobulin, anti-tissue peroxidase, and hemoglobin A1c levels in T1DM patients. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that the elasticity of the thyroid gland in T1DM patients without AIT was not affected differently from that of the normal population. If 2D SWE is used in routine follow-up in T1DM patients before the development of AIT, we think that it will be useful in the early detection of thyroid gland affections and AIT, and long-term comprehensive studies in this direction will contribute to the literature.
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- Department of Radiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Radiology, Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
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Yavuz S, Pişkin FC, Oktay C, Tümgör G. Assessment of hepatic involvement by two-dimensional shear wave elastography in paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis. J Paediatr Child Health 2022; 58:459-462. [PMID: 34519139 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate parenchymal changes in the liver in paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and to analyse diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for the detection of hepatic involvement. METHODS Patients with CF treated and followed at our centre were evaluated prospectively. All patients underwent liver tissue stiffness (TS) measurements by 2D-SWE, in addition to routine clinical assessments, laboratory work-up and abdominal ultrasound imaging. Data from patients with CF were compared with healthy control subjects. RESULTS This study included 39 patients with CF and 37 healthy controls. Patients had a mean body weight of 29.9 (16.6-55) kg, mean age of 9 (5-17) years, mean height of 130 (107-172) cm and a mean body mass index of 16.1 (12.8-21.4) kg/m2 . Average SWE values of the liver were 1.02 (0.70-1.60) m/s in patients with CF (n = 39) and 0.89 (0.60-1.35) m/s in healthy controls (n = 37). Cystic fibrosis patients had significantly increased tissue stifness by liver elastography compared to controls (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Parenchymal liver changes may occur early in cystic fibrosis, which cannot be detected by conventional ultrasonography but may be demonstrated by 2D-SWE. Based on this cross-sectional study, 2D-SWE may be a promising, simple and non-invasive modality for objective monitoring of patients with cystic fibrosis who require lifelong follow-up, by providing numerical data for tissue stiffness early in the disease.
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- Sibel Yavuz
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Adıyaman University Education and Research Hospital, Adıyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Cukurova University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey
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Hebelka H, de Lange C, Boström H, Ekvall N, Lagerstrand K. Shear Wave Elastography in the Differentiation of Nonfibrotic Versus Fibrotic Liver Disease in Children: A Prospective Study With Histological Correlation. JPGN REPORTS 2022; 3:e156. [PMID: 37168740 PMCID: PMC10158420 DOI: 10.1097/pg9.0000000000000156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) prospectively and to determine cutoff value for nonfibrotic liver tissue in children with suspected or established liver disease. Methods In 90 consecutive pediatric patients, standardized 2D-SWE was performed during general anesthesia and free breathing. Liver stiffness was estimated with SWE followed by a percutaneous biopsy from the corresponding area. SWE values were compared with histology with fibrosis scored according to Batts & Ludwig classification (grade 0-4 = F0-F4) and to hepatic biomarkers. Results Four patients with SWE interquartile range (IQR)/median ≥ 30% kPa were excluded. The remaining 86 children (59% males) had a mean age = 10.2 years (0.1-18). The distribution of individuals with median (min;max) SWE values (kPa) within each fibrosis grade were; F0[n = 10; 5.0(3.4;6.3)], F1[n = 24; 5.0(3.6;8.7)], F2[n = 32; 5.8(3.5;13.4)], F3[n = 12, 7.5(4.0;14.4)], and F4[n = 8; 12.5(6.6;21.0)]. There was a significant difference between fibrosis grades (0.03 > P < 0.002) except between F0 and F1 respectively between F1 and F2. The AuROC differentiating F0-1 from F2-4 was 0.77(95% CI: 0.67-0.87). A cutoff SWE value of ≤4.5 kPa yielded 90% sensitivity and 68% specificity to rule out significant fibrosis (F2-F4). Out of the 18 children (21%) with SWE value ≤4.5 kPa, 12 had grade F0-1 and 6 had F2, although including some confounders for increased SWE measurements as steatosis/hepatitis/cholestasis. Conclusions 2D-SWE ultrasound can reliably distinguish no/mild (F0/F1) from moderate/severe (F2-F4) fibrosis in children with suspected/established liver disease with good sensitivity and acceptable specificity. Our results show that in pediatric patients, when the indication for biopsy is to rule out significant fibrosis, SWE can be considered an alternative.
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- Hanna Hebelka
- From the Department of Pediatric Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institution of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- From the Department of Pediatric Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institution of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- From the Department of Pediatric Radiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Institution of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institution of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Medical Physics and Techniques, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Corica D, Bottari A, Aversa T, Morabito LA, Curatola S, Alibrandi A, Ascenti G, Wasniewska M. Prospective assessment of liver stiffness by shear wave elastography in childhood obesity: a pilot study. Endocrine 2022; 75:59-69. [PMID: 34302259 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-021-02828-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The increased incidence of childhood obesity and related non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has determined the need to identify a non-invasive technique to diagnose and monitor NAFLD. Two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) has emerged as a reliable, non-invasive, tool to evaluate liver tissue elasticity in clinical practice. Aims of this study were to longitudinally evaluate 2D-SWE changes in relation to weight loss, metabolic profile, and body composition modifications and to investigate the correlation between 2D-SWE variation and clinical and biochemical indices of cardio-metabolic risk in obese children. METHODS Thirty-three children underwent anthropometric, bioimpedenziometric, fasting biochemical assessments, ultrasound, and SWE evaluations, at baseline (V0) and after a 12-months of follow-up (V12). Diet and physical activity programs have been prescribed to all patients according to European Society of Endocrinology and Pediatric Endocrine Society recommendations. Adherence to the prescribed diet and physical activity program was checked every 3 months during the 12-month of follow-up. Variation of all parameters was evaluated in intragroup and intergroup comparison analysis in children, who had not lost weight (Group A) and those who had lost weight (Group B) at V12. Study population was also analyzed dividing it into two groups with respect to 2D-SWE liver elasticity value ≤10.6 kPa or >10.6 kPa. RESULTS A significant reduction of mean 2D-SWE value was demonstrated both in the entire cohort (p = 0.002) and in Group B children (p = 0.004). Intragroup comparison analysis, between V0 and V12, documented a significant decrease of 2D-SWE and BMI SDS and a significant improvement of metabolic profile (decrease of HOMA-IR, HbA1c, oral glucose tolerance test 120-min glucose and insulin, triglycerides, triglycerides/HDL-ratio, transaminases, uric acid, and increase of Matsuda-index and HDL) in children of Group B but not in those of Group A. Intergroup comparison analysis showed significant differences for BMI, BMI SDS, transaminases and several parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism, between Group A and Group B children after 12-months of follow-up. No significant differences were documented with regard to clinical and biochemical variables by dividing the population in accordance with the 2D-SWE cut-off of 10.6 kPa. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested a relation between weight loss, metabolic profile improvement and 2D-SWE value reduction. SWE could play a significant role in the non-invasive assessment of NAFLD in children and adolescents with obesity.
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- Domenico Corica
- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Physicians have used palpation as a diagnostic examination to understand the elastic properties of pathology for a long time since they realized that tissue stiffness is closely related to its biological characteristics. US elastography provided new diagnostic information about elasticity comparing with the morphological feathers of traditional US, and thus expanded the scope of the application in clinic. US elastography is now widely used in the field of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of abnormality, evaluating the degree of fibrosis and assessment of treatment response for a range of diseases. The World Federation of Ultrasound Medicine and Biology divided elastographic techniques into strain elastography (SE), transient elastography and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI). The ARFI techniques can be further classified into point shear wave elastography (SWE), 2D SWE, and 3D SWE techniques. The SE measures the strain, while the shear wave-based techniques (including TE and ARFI techniques) measure the speed of shear waves in tissues. In this review, we discuss the various techniques separately based on their basic principles, clinical applications in various organs, and advantages and limitations and which might be most appropriate given that the majority of doctors have access to only one kind of machine.
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Papachristodoulou A, Kavvadas D, Karamitsos A, Papamitsou T, Chatzidimitriou M, Sioga A. Diagnosis and Staging of Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Is Classical Ultrasound the Answer? Pediatr Rep 2021; 13:312-321. [PMID: 34201230 PMCID: PMC8293345 DOI: 10.3390/pediatric13020039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) requires special attention in pediatric patients, as it manifests in them in a more severe and progressive way compared to adults. The implementation of the appropriate therapeutic interventions is determinant of the attempts to treat it. For that purpose, early diagnosis and staging of the disease is essential. The purpose of this review was to find and reveal the most appropriate diagnostic strategies and tools for diagnosis and staging of pediatric NAFLD/NASH based on their accuracy, safety and effectiveness. The methodology followed was that of the literature review. Particular emphasis was put on the recent bibliography. A comparative study of published articles about the diagnosis and management of pediatric NAFLD/NASH was also performed. In terms of diagnosis, the findings converged on the use of classical ultrasound. Ultrasound presented average sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing the disease in children, while in the adult population, sensitivity and specificity were significantly higher. Proton density fat fraction magnetic resonance imaging has been increasingly used for the diagnosis of steatosis in pediatric patients. Elastography is an effective tool for staging liver fibrosis and discriminating NASH from NAFLD in children. Even though liver biopsy is the gold standard, especially for NASH, it should be avoided for pediatric patients. Biochemical tests are less specific and less sensitive for the diagnosis of NAFLD, and some of them are of high cost. It seems that diagnostic imaging should be a first-line tool for the staging and monitoring pediatric NAFLD/NASH in order for appropriate interventions to be implanted in a timely way.
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- Angeliki Papachristodoulou
- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (D.K.); (A.S.)
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- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (D.K.); (A.S.)
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- 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (D.K.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, International University of Greece, 574 00 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece; (A.P.); (D.K.); (A.S.)
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Two-dimensional ultrasound shear wave elastography for identifying and staging liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with known or suspected liver disease: a clinical effectiveness study. Pediatr Radiol 2020; 50:1255-1262. [PMID: 32588095 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04720-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) measures liver stiffness noninvasively, but few studies have defined cutoff values for detecting liver fibrosis in pediatric patients using 2-D ultrasound SWE. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic performance of 2-D ultrasound SWE and define cutoff values for liver fibrosis in pediatric patients, using Canon (Toshiba) Aplio ultrasound systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study of patients (≤18 years old) who had undergone both liver 2-D ultrasound SWE and percutaneous liver biopsy within 6 months. Liver biopsies were staged using the METAVIR (fibrosis) scoring system. Continuous data were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate diagnostic performance. RESULTS Forty-six patients, with a median age of 11.5 years (interquartile range: 8.0-14.3 years), were included. Twenty-three patients were male (50%). Twenty-seven patients had a METAVIR fibrosis score of F0-1, and 19 patients had a score of F2-4. For differentiating METAVIR F0-1 from F2--4, the area under the ROC (AuROC) was 0.75 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.60-0.90). A cutoff of >1.89 m/s yielded sensitivity of 73.7% (95% CI: 51.2-88.2) and specificity of 77.8% (95% CI: 59.2-89.4). For the subset of patients without histological hepatic steatosis (n=35), the AuROC was 0.86 (95% CI: 0.71-1.0). The same cutoff of >1.89 m/s yielded a sensitivity of 80.0% (95% CI: 54.8-93.0) and specificity of 95.0% (95% CI 76.4-99.7). CONCLUSION Two-dimensional ultrasound SWE distinguishes patients with no/mild fibrosis from those with moderate/severe fibrosis with good sensitivity and specificity. Diagnostic performance is comparable to that published for magnetic resonance elastography and is likely adversely impacted by steatosis.
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Mărginean CO, Meliţ LE, Ghiga DV, Săsăran MO. Reference values of normal liver stiffness in healthy children by two methods: 2D shear wave and transient elastography. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7213. [PMID: 32350349 PMCID: PMC7190848 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64320-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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TE and 2D-SWE are well-documented in studies performed on adults, but those on pediatric patients are limited. The aim of this study was to establish pediatric reference values for liver stiffness using two elastography methods: 2D-SWE and TE. We performed an observational study on 206 healthy children. All children underwent anamnesis, clinical exam, laboratory tests, US exam, TE and 2D-SWE for liver stiffness assessment. The mean liver stiffness value by 2D-SWE for all children was 3.72 ± 0.48 kPa. The mean values ranged between 3.603 ± 0.2678 kPa (3–5 years of age) and 3.774 ± 0.4038 kPa (9–11 years). The reference values varied between 4.1386 kPa (3–5 years of age) and 4.88 kPa (12–15 years). The mean liver stiffness value by TE was 3.797 ± 0.4859 kPa. The values ranged between 3.638 ± 0.4088 kPa (6–8 years of age) and 3.961 ± 0.5695 kPa (15–18 years). The cutoff values varied from 4.4064 kPa (3–5 years of age) to 5.1 kPa (15–18 years). We found a significant positive correlation between E Median values by TE and age [95% CI: 0.1160 to 0.3798, r = 0.2526, p = 0.0002]. Our findings revealed that the mean values of liver stiffness for all children on 2D-SWE and TE were almost identical, 3.72 ± 0.48 kPa versus 3.797 ± 0.4859 kPa.
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- Cristina Oana Mărginean
- Department of Pediatrics, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street no 38, Târgu Mureș, 540136, Romania
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- Department of Pediatrics, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street no 38, Târgu Mureș, 540136, Romania.
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street no 38, Târgu Mureș, 540136, Romania
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, "George Emil Palade" University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Gheorghe Marinescu Street no 38, Târgu Mureș, 540136, Romania
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The assessment of liver fibrosis in children with obesity on two methods: transient and two dimensional shear wave elastography. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19800. [PMID: 31875010 PMCID: PMC6930277 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56358-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to assess the liver stiffness values in children with obesity versus healthy children on 2D-SWE and TE taking into account different laboratory parameters. We performed a case-control study on 287 children aged between 3 to 18 years, admitted in a Romanian Pediatric Tertiary Hospital, which we divided according to the body mass index (BMI) into two groups: the study group-77 children with obesity, and control group-210 children with normal weight. All children underwent anamnesis, clinical exam, laboratory parameters, ultrasound exam, and elastography. Children with obesity presented higher values of platelets, AST, ALT, and AAR as compared to control group (p = 0.0005/p = 0.0065/p < 0.0001/p < 0.0001). We found no significant differences for APRI between the two groups (p = 0.9827), although the values were higher in children with obesity. Significantly higher values of liver stiffness in children with obesity on both 2D-SWE and TE (p = 0.0314/p < 0.0001) were obtained. Similarly, the velocity values measured by 2D-SWE were also significantly higher in the study group (p < 0.0001). Our findings revealed significantly higher levels of platelets, transaminases, AAR, and liver stiffness values on both TE and 2D-SWE in children with obesity. 2D-SWE and TE might represent useful non-invasive methods for predicting liver impairment associated to pediatric obesity.
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Farmakis SG, Buchanan PM, Guzman MA, Hardy AK, Jain AK, Teckman JH. Shear wave elastography correlates with liver fibrosis scores in pediatric patients with liver disease. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:1742-1753. [PMID: 31418057 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-019-04493-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND While liver biopsy remains the gold standard, given the procedure risks and sampling errors, there is a need for reliable noninvasive biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis. OBJECTIVE Determine the accuracy of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2-D SWE) in predicting the histological severity of liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with known or suspected liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects 0-18 years old with known or suspected liver disease and liver biopsy within 30 days (n=70) were included. Comparisons by 2-D SWE were made to a control group (n=79). Two-dimensional SWE was performed using the GE LOGIQ E9 system. Liver biopsy specimens were scored according to METAVIR and Ishak scoring systems using Spearman's Rho correlation. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analysis, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were conducted. RESULTS Control group median 2-D SWE measurements were lower than in subjects with any degree of liver fibrosis (P<0.001). Those with METAVIR F0 and Ishak 0 scores had significantly lower median 2-D SWE measurements (1.35 m/s; 1.36 m/s) than those with more advanced liver disease (F1-F3: 1.49-1.62 m/s; 1-4: 1.45-1.63 m/s) (P<0.05 for all), whereas the 2-D SWE in the higher scores were similar. Results did not differ between METAVIR and Ishak scores for any degree of fibrosis. Fibrosis scores moderately correlated with median 2-D SWE measurements (rs=0.43). The area under the curve for F1 compared to combined control/F0 was 0.89 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.83-0.95; P<0.001) with sensitivity of 94.6% and specificity of 78.6%. Results for Ishak score 1 were similar. The ideal cutoff value for identifying fibrosis was determined to be 1.29 m/s. CONCLUSION The liver 2-D SWE measurements correlated with the histological liver fibrosis scores, regardless of the histopathological scoring system, although 2-D SWE was better at identifying patients with early fibrosis, not at distinguishing among the individual fibrosis levels. Two-dimensional SWE using the GE LOGIQ US system is useful for identifying pediatric patients at risk for liver fibrosis.
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- Shannon G Farmakis
- Department of Radiology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue at Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
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- Center of Health Outcomes Research, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Radiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Tzifi F, Fretzayas A, Chrousos G, Kanaka-Gantenbein C. Non-alcoholic fatty liver infiltration in children: an underdiagnosed evolving disease. Hormones (Athens) 2019; 18:255-265. [PMID: 31140156 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-019-00107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) constitutes the most common liver disease, one that is still underdiagnosed in pediatric populations (as well as in the general population), this due to the progressive increase in childhood obesity observed both in developed and developing countries during the last few decades. The pathophysiology of the disease has not been thoroughly clarified yet. The condition displays common pathways in adults and children; however, there are age-related differences. Unlike adults, children with NAFLD require extensive laboratory analysis, because underlying pathologies other than obesity may contribute to the evolution of the disease. Despite the presence of several serum markers and imaging techniques that contribute to NAFLD diagnosis, liver biopsy remains the gold standard diagnostic procedure. Early intervention and obesity prevention are mandatory, as NAFLD is reversible at an early stage. If left undiagnosed and untreated, NAFLD can progress to steatohepatitis (NASH) and subsequent liver failure, a potentially lethal complication. Of note, there are no treatment options when advanced liver fibrosis occurs. This review summarizes literature data on NAFLD in childhood indicating that this is an evolving disease and a significant component of the metabolic syndrome. Pediatricians should be aware of this entity, screening children at high risk and providing appropriate early management, in collaboration with pediatric subspecialists.
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- Flora Tzifi
- First Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
- Athens Medical Group, Marousi, Greece.
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- First Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Lawrence AE, Dienhart M, Cooper JN, Lodwick D, Lopez JJ, Fung B, Smith S, Warren P, Mezoff E, Balint J, Minneci PC. Ultrasound Elastography as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Liver Disease in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: Updated Results. J Pediatr Surg 2019; 54:1179-1183. [PMID: 30885560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to determine the accuracy of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) ultrasound elastography in assessing the degree of liver disease in children with short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS A prospective observational cohort study of patients with SBS who underwent a liver biopsy and ARFI elastography was performed. Mean shear wave speed (SWS) and stage of fibrosis was evaluated using t-tests. Receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) were generated and the area under the curves (AUC) estimated in order to assess the accuracy of SWS measurements to discriminate between stages of fibrosis. RESULTS Thirty-seven paired elastography and biopsy samples from 31 patients were included. The median age was 0.6 years, and 61% were male. There was a significant positive correlation between stage of fibrosis and mean SWS (β=0.16 m/s increase per stage, p=<0.001). ROC analysis revealed that mean SWS had good accuracy for discriminating between mild liver fibrosis (F0-F1) and moderate to severe fibrosis (F2-F4) (AUC=0.80, 95% CI 0.65-0.95). In addition, ROC analysis demonstrated that mean SWS can also accurately discriminate between mild to moderate fibrosis (F0-F2) and more severe fibrosis (F3-F4) (AUC=0.84, 95% CI 0.71-0.96). CONCLUSION ARFI elastography is an accurate, non-invasive method to monitor liver disease in children with SBS. TYPE OF STUDY Retrospective Cohort Study LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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- Amy E Lawrence
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Radiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Radiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.
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OBJECTIVES Noninvasive tests for the evaluation of liver fibrosis are particularly helpful in children to avoid general anesthesia and potential complications of invasive tests. We aimed to establish reference values for 2 different elastography methods in a head-to-head comparison for children and adolescents 4 to 17 years, using transient elastography as common reference in a subset. METHODS A total of 243 healthy participants aged 4 to 17 years were examined by a single observer with a full liver B-mode scan before elastography, following a minimum of 3 hours fasting. Liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) using 2-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE, GE Logiq E9) and point shear wave elastography (pSWE, Samsung RS80A with Prestige) were performed in all participants, and compared to transient elastography (TE, FibroScan) in a subset (n = 87). Interobserver agreement was evaluated in 50 children aged 4 to 17 years. RESULTS Valid measurements were obtained in 242 of 243 (99.6%) subjects for 2D-SWE, 238 of 243 (97.9%) for pSWE, and in 83 of 87 (95.4%) for TE. Median liver stiffness overall was 3.3 (interquartile range [IQR] 2.7-4.3), 4.1 (IQR 3.6-4.7), and 4.1 kPa (IQR 3.5-4.6) for 2D-SWE, pSWE, and TE, respectively. Intraclass correlation coefficients between observers were 0.84 and 0.83 for 2D-SWE and pSWE, respectively. LSM values were significantly lower for 2D-SWE compared to pSWE and TE, and increased with advancing age. Higher LSM values in males were observed in adolescents. CONCLUSIONS All methods showed excellent feasibility. 2D-SWE showed significantly lower LSM values than pSWE and TE, and lower failure rate compared to TE. Our results further indicate an age and sex effect on LSM values.
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Ferraioli G, Wong VWS, Castera L, Berzigotti A, Sporea I, Dietrich CF, Choi BI, Wilson SR, Kudo M, Barr RG. Liver Ultrasound Elastography: An Update to the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Guidelines and Recommendations. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2018; 44:2419-2440. [PMID: 30209008 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology has produced these guidelines for the use of elastography techniques in liver diseases. For each available technique, the reproducibility, results and limitations are analyzed, and recommendations are given. This set of guidelines updates the first version, published in 2015. Since the prior guidelines, there have been several advances in technology. The recommendations are based on the international published literature, and the strength of each recommendation is judged according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. The document has a clinical perspective and is aimed at assessing the usefulness of elastography in the management of liver diseases.
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- Giovanna Ferraioli
- Ultrasound Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, School of Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Service d'Hepatologie, Hopital Beaujon, Clichy, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, INSERM UMR 1149 CRI, Universite Denis Diderot Paris-VII, Paris, France
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- Swiss Liver Center, Hepatology, University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University School of Medicine, Osaka Sayama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Northeastern Ohio Medical University and Southwoods Imaging, Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
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Pawlowska M, Sobolewska-Pilarczyk M, Domagalski K. Hepatitis C virus infection in children in the era of direct-acting antiviral. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:2555-2566. [PMID: 29962813 PMCID: PMC6021773 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i24.2555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains an important global health problem with chronic infection affecting approximately 11 million children worldwide. The emergence of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies and the development of non-invasive methods for the determination of liver fibrosis will significantly improve the management of paediatric patients with chronic HCV infection in subsequent years. For paediatric patients, a new era of highly effective DAA agents is beginning, and the first results of available clinical trials are very promising. In this era, the identification and monitoring of patients continues to be an important issue. The availability of non-invasive serological and imaging methods to measure hepatic fibrosis enables the identification of patients with significant or advanced liver fibrosis stages. This article summarizes the current data on the epidemiology and progress of research aimed to evaluate the new therapies and non-invasive methods for liver injury in paediatric patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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- Malgorzata Pawlowska
- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz 85-030, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz 85-030, Poland
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- Centre For Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń 87-100, Poland
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Current Knowledge in Ultrasound-Based Liver Elastography of Pediatric Patients. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8060944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mandelia C, Kabbany MN, Conjeevaram Selvakumar PK, Alkhouri N. The search for noninvasive methods to identify liver fibrosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Biomark Med 2018. [PMID: 29517271 DOI: 10.2217/bmm-2017-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic manifestation of the obesity epidemic. Recent studies have clearly shown that the stage of fibrosis in adults with NAFLD is the most important histological feature in long-term outcomes and the development of liver-related complications. Despite the paucity of data regarding the natural history of pediatric NAFLD, its progression to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation is well documented. Given the high prevalence of NAFLD in children and adults, there is an urgent need to find safe and cost-effective alternatives to biopsy to determine the stage of liver fibrosis. In this review, we provide a concise overview of different noninvasive methods for diagnosing and staging liver fibrosis in children with NAFLD.
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- Chetan Mandelia
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Texas Liver Institute, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78215, USA
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Özkan MB, Bilgici MC, Eren E, Caltepe G, Yilmaz G, Kara C, Gun S. Role of Point Shear Wave Elastography in the Determination of the Severity of Fibrosis in Pediatric Liver Diseases With Pathologic Correlations. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2017; 36:2337-2344. [PMID: 28586157 DOI: 10.1002/jum.14277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Our aims in this study were as follows: (1) to determine the cutoff value that can distinguish between advanced liver fibrosis and normal liver tissue for two different elastographic techniques; (2) to determine the cutoff value that can distinguish mild liver fibrosis from normal liver tissue for the techniques; and (3) to assess tissue stiffness in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS Seventy-five patients assessed for liver biopsy on the same day were evaluated by point shear wave elastography. Thirty-one healthy children and 11 children with NAFLD were also evaluated. A 9L4 transducer with Virtual Touch quantification (VTQ) and Virtual Touch imaging and quantification (VTIQ) modes (Siemens Medical Solutions, Mountain View, CA) was used for quantification. RESULTS The shear wave speed of the patients with NAFLD was higher than that of the control group. The only predictive factor for VTQ and VTIQ was the histologic fibrosis score (model-adjusted R2 = 0.56 for VTQ and 0.75 for VTIQ). Shear wave speed cutoffs were 1.67 m/s for VTQ and 1.56 m/s for VTIQ in detecting fibrosis or inflammation and 2.09 m/s for VTQ and 2.17 m/s for VTIQ in discriminating children with low and high histologic liver fibrosis scores. CONCLUSIONS The VTQ and VTIQ values reveal high-grade histopathologic fibrosis and have high success rates when distinguishing high- from low-grade fibrosis. However, they have limited success rates when differentiating low-grade fibrosis from normal liver tissue.
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- Mehmet Burak Özkan
- Department of Pediatric Radiology, Dr Sami Ulus Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Omu, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Omu, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Omu, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Omu, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Omu, Samsun, Turkey
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Phelps A, Ramachandran R, Courtier J, Perito E, Rosenthal P, MacKenzie JD. Ultrasound elastography: is there a shear wave speed cutoff for pediatric liver fibrosis and inflammation? Clin Imaging 2017; 41:95-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Garcovich M, Veraldi S, Di Stasio E, Zocco MA, Monti L, Tomà P, Pompili M, Gasbarrini A, Nobili V. Liver Stiffness in Pediatric Patients with Fatty Liver Disease: Diagnostic Accuracy and Reproducibility of Shear-Wave Elastography. Radiology 2016; 283:820-827. [PMID: 27982761 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016161002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of shear-wave elastography (SWE) in identifying different degrees of fibrosis in a cohort of consecutive children and adolescents with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Materials and Methods Consecutive pediatric patients scheduled to undergo liver biopsy were studied with an ultrasonography-based SWE system. Elastography was performed in 68 of 69 patients with biopsy-proved NASH (37 boys and 31 girls; mean age, 12.6 years ± 2.48; age range, 8-17 years). The correlations among laboratory findings, liver stiffness, and fibrosis score were analyzed, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to assess the presence of any fibrosis (score ≥F1) or significant fibrosis (score ≥F2). Findings from histologic examination were used as the standard of reference. Results SWE showed a very high correlation with liver fibrosis (P < .001) at univariate and multivariate analyses. The AUCs for the association of any and significant fibrosis were 0.92 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.86, 0.98) and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.95, 0.99), respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient for absolute agreement was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.90, 0.97). Conclusion SWE is an accurate and reproducible noninvasive technique that efficiently depicts the presence of significant liver fibrosis and, less accurately, mild liver fibrosis in pediatric patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Larger clinical prospective studies are warranted to confirm SWE accuracy and establish threshold values for fibrosis grading in comparison or in combination with other noninvasive methods. © RSNA, 2016.
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- Matteo Garcovich
- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- From the Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Unit (M.G., M.A.Z., M.P., A.G.) and Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (E.D.), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Gemelli Hospital, Largo A. Gemell, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy; and Hepatometabolic (S.V., V.N.) and Radiology Units (L.M., P.T.), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Andersen SB, Ewertsen C, Carlsen JF, Henriksen BM, Nielsen MB. Ultrasound Elastography Is Useful for Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Children-A Systematic Review. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2016; 63:389-99. [PMID: 26925609 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000001171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Adult studies have proven ultrasound elastography as a validated measure of liver fibrosis. The present study aimed to review the available literature on ultrasound elastography in children to evaluate the ability of the method to distinguish healthy from fibrotic liver tissue and investigate whether cutoff values for liver fibrosis in children have been established. METHODS A literature search was performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science to identify studies on ultrasound elastography of the liver in children. Only original research articles in English concerning ultrasound elastography in children with and without liver disease, younger than 18 years, were included. All reference lists of the included articles were hand-searched for further references. RESULTS Twenty-seven articles were included. Elastography in children without liver disease was investigated in 14 studies and were comparable to those existing for adults. Twelve studies compared elastography with liver biopsy in children with liver disease and found that cirrhosis was correctly diagnosed, whereas it was more difficult to assess severe fibrosis correctly. For the distinction between no, mild, and moderate fibrosis in children with liver disease the method was less accurate. Ultrasound elastography was able to differentiate between children with and without liver fibrosis. In children without liver disease ultrasound, elastography showed consistent liver stiffness values comparable to those found in adults. No fibrosis-specific cutoffs were proposed. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound elastography was able to diagnose cirrhosis, distinguish healthy from fibrotic liver tissue, and showed consistent liver stiffness values in children without liver disease.
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- Sofie Bech Andersen
- *Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, University Hospital, Copenhagen †Center for Fast Ultrasound Imaging (CFU), Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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The association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with central and peripheral blood pressure in adolescence: findings from a cross-sectional study. J Hypertens 2016; 33:546-52; discussion 553. [PMID: 25426570 PMCID: PMC4318641 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objectives: We aimed to determine the association of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with central and peripheral blood pressure (BP), in a general adolescent population and to examine whether associations are independent of adiposity. Methods: Using cross-sectional data from a subsample (N = 1904) of a UK birth cohort, we assessed markers of NAFLD including ultrasound scan (USS) determined fatty liver, shear velocity (marker of liver fibrosis), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) at a mean age of 17.8 years. These were related to BP [central and peripheral SBP and DBP and mean arterial pressure (MAP)]. Results: Fatty liver was positively associated with central and peripheral SBP, DBP and MAP in models adjusting for age, sex, social class, puberty and alcohol intake. These positive associations were attenuated to the null when fat mass was included. For example, in confounder-adjusted models, not including fat mass, mean central SBP was 3.74 mmHg [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12 to 6.36] higher in adolescents with USS fatty liver than in those without; with additional adjustment for fat mass, the association attenuated to the null value (−0.37 mmHg; 95% CI –3.09 to 2.36). Similar patterns were found for associations of ALT and GGT with central and peripheral BP. There was no consistent evidence of associations of shear velocity or AST with BP measurements. Fatty liver was not consistently associated with central pulse pressure (PP), peripheral PP and Aix@75. Conclusion: NAFLD is not associated with higher central or peripheral BP in adolescents once confounding by adiposity is taken into account.
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Patel S, Lawlor DA, Callaway M, Macdonald-Wallis C, Sattar N, Fraser A. Association of maternal diabetes/glycosuria and pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring indicators of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. BMC Pediatr 2016; 16:47. [PMID: 27036545 PMCID: PMC4818433 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0585-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about early life determinants of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We examined associations of maternal pregnancy diabetes/glycosuria and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) with offspring markers of NAFLD and liver pathology and examined mediation by birthweight and concurrent offspring adiposity. METHODS We used data from a UK prospective pregnancy cohort. Offspring underwent abdominal ultrasonography (USS) at mean age 17.8 years. Outcomes included USS-assessed fatty liver, estimated liver volume and shear velocity, a variant of elastography (a marker of liver fibrosis) (N = 1 215) and blood-based markers of liver pathology [alanine amino transferase, aspartate amino transferase, gamma- glutamyltransferase and haptoglobin] (N = 2 359). RESULTS 2.1 % (N = 25) of participants had USS-assessed fatty liver [maternal diabetes/glycosuria (N = 7) and no diabetes/glycosuria (N = 18)]. Maternal diabetes/glycosuria was associated with greater odds of offspring USS fatty liver in confounder adjusted models [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 6.74 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 2.47, 18.40)] and higher shear velocity [adjusted ratio of geometric mean (aRGM):1.10 (95 % CI 1.05, 1.15)]. These associations were not mediated by offspring birthweight or concurrent adiposity. Maternal diabetes/glycosuria was not associated with liver volume or blood-based outcomes. Greater maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was associated with greater odds of offspring USS fatty liver [aOR 2.72 (95 % CI: 1.20, 6.15)], higher liver volume [aRGM 1.03 (95 % CI 1.00, 1.07)] and shear velocity [aRGM1.03 (95 % CI: 1.01, 1.06)] in confounder adjusted models. These associations were largely mediated by offspring adiposity. Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI was not consistently associated with blood-based outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that maternal pregnancy diabetes/glycosuria is associated with offspring NAFLD through mechanisms other than offspring's own adiposity.
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- Sumaiya Patel
- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Road, Bristol, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK & MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK & MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK & MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to assess whether objectively measured physical activity at mean ages 12 and 14 years are prospectively associated with ultrasound scan liver fat and stiffness (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase [AST], and γ-glutamyl transferase [GGT]) assessed at mean age 17.8 years. METHODS Participants were from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Total physical activity (counts per minute) and minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured using ActiGraph accelerometers at mean ages 12 and 14 years. RESULTS Greater total physical activity and MVPA at ages 12 and 14 years were associated with lower odds of liver fat and lower GGT levels at mean age 17.8 years, such as per 15-minute increase in daily MVPA at age 12 years, the confounder adjusted odds ratio of liver fat was 0.47 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.27-0.84). Associations attenuated after additional adjustment for fat mass as a potential confounder (eg, per 15-minute increase in daily MVPA at age 12 years, the odds ratio of liver fat attenuated to 0.65 [95% CI 0.35-1.21]) or a potential mediator (eg, per 15-minute increase in daily MVPA at age 12 years the odds ratio of liver fat attenuated to 0.59 [95% CI 0.32-1.09]). Results did not further attenuate after additional adjustment for insulin resistance. There was some evidence that greater total physical activity and MVPA at age 12 years were associated with the higher AST levels. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents who were more active in childhood have lower odds of fatty liver and lower GGT levels. These findings are likely to be, at least in part, explained by adiposity.
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Kassym L, Nounou MA, Zhumadilova Z, Dajani AI, Barkibayeva N, Myssayev A, Rakhypbekov T, Abuhammour AM. New combined parameter of liver and splenic stiffness as determined by elastography in healthy volunteers. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:324-30. [PMID: 27488328 PMCID: PMC4991204 DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.187607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of chronic liver disease (CLD) leading to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and portal hypertension had witnessed dramatic changes after the introduction of noninvasive figure accessible tools over the past few years. Imaging techniques that are based on evaluation of the liver stiffness was particularly useful in this respect. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) emerged as an interesting figure tool with reliable repute and high precision. AIMS To evaluate liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and splenic stiffness measurement (SSM) in healthy volunteers as concluded by the ARFI technique and to out a numeric calculated ratio that may reflect their correlation in the otherwise healthy liver. PATIENTS AND METHODS A ratio (splenic stiffness/liver stiffness in kPa) was determined in 207 consenting healthy subjects and was investigated with respect to age, gender, ethnic origin, body mass index (BMI), liver and spleen sizes healthy volunteers, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), platelet count (PLT), APRI, and FIB-4 scores. RESULTS Data from this work led to computing an index of 4.72 (3.42-7.33) in healthy persons on an average. Females had a higher index than males 6.37 vs 4.92, P=0.002. There was not any significant difference of the ratio in different age groups; ethnic origins; any correlation between SSM/LSM ratio and BMI; liver and spleen sizes; or ALT, AST, PLT, APRI, and FIB-4 scores. CONCLUSIONS A quantifiable numeric relationship between splenic and liver stiffness in the healthy subjects could be computed to a parameter expressed as SSM/LSM ratio. We believe that this ratio can be a useful reference tool for further researches in CLD.
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- Laura Kassym
- Department of Internal Diseases, Semey State Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan,Address for correspondence: Dr. Laura Kassym, 103, Abaya Street, 071400, Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan. E-mail:
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- Department of Gastroenterology, MNC Center, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Semey State Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, ADSC Center, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Internal Diseases, Semey State Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Department of Public Health, Semey State Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan
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- Department of Public Health, Semey State Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Hepatic and Splenic Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Shear Wave Velocity Elastography in Children with Liver Disease Associated with Cystic Fibrosis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:517369. [PMID: 26609528 PMCID: PMC4644813 DOI: 10.1155/2015/517369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis (CFLD) is the second cause of mortality in these patients. The diagnosis is difficult because none of the available tests are specific enough. Noninvasive elastographic techniques have been proven to be useful to diagnose hepatic fibrosis. Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is an elastography imaging system. The purpose of the work was to study the utility of liver and spleen ARFI Imaging in the detection of CFLD. Method. 72 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) were studied and received ARFI imaging in the liver and in the spleen. SWV values were compared with the values of 60 healthy controls. Results. Comparing the SWV values of CFLD with the control healthy group, values in the right lobe were higher in patients with CFLD. We found a SWV RHL cut-off value to detect CFLD of 1.27 m/s with a sensitivity of 56.5% and a specificity of 90.5%. CF patients were found to have higher SWC spleen values than the control group. Conclusions. ARFI shear wave elastography in the right hepatic lobe is a noninvasive technique useful to detect CFLD in our sample of patients. Splenic SWV values are higher in CF patients, without any clinical consequence.
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Dhyani M, Gee MS, Misdraji J, Israel EJ, Shah U, Samir AE. Feasibility study for assessing liver fibrosis in paediatric and adolescent patients using real-time shear wave elastography. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2015; 59:687-94; quiz 751. [PMID: 26503488 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of shear wave elastography (SWE), as a non-invasive means of assessing liver fibrosis stage in paediatric and adolescent patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive paediatric and adolescent subjects scheduled for liver biopsy (LB) evaluation of known or suspected diffuse liver disease were included after informed guardian consent and subject assent in this IRB-approved single institution study. Elastograms were acquired prior to liver biopsy, from the liver under a breath-hold after normal inspiration when possible. Biopsy specimens underwent blinded pathologist review using the METAVIR scoring system. RESULTS Twenty-four patients (M : F = 13:11) with a mean age of 17 years (range: 1-21 years) underwent liver biopsy. The distribution of fibrosis on pathological examination was: F0 = 10, F1 = 9, F2 = 1, F3 = 3, and F4 = 1. Subjects with stages F0 and F1 fibrosis had a mean SWE value of 6.93 kPa (95% CI: 6.33-7.44 kPa) and 8.33 kPa (95% CI: 6.83-10.80 kPa) respectively. The SWE value for the one subject with stage F2 fibrosis was 6.36 kPa, whereas for F3 and F4 were 8.86 (95% CI: 5.70-11.40) and 17.85 kPa respectively. The correlation between SWE values and fibrosis grade was strong (r = 0.58, P = 0.003), and the area under the ROC curve differentiatiang ≥F2 fibrosis was 0.62 (95% CI: 0.26-0.98). CONCLUSION Estimation of liver stiffness using real-time SWE is feasible using the SC6-1 ultrasound probe in paediatric and adolescent patients and strongly correlates with the stage of fibrosis.
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- Manish Dhyani
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital [MGH], Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Cañas T, Fontanilla T, Miralles M, Maciá A, Malalana A, Román E. Normal values of spleen stiffness in healthy children assessed by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI): comparison between two ultrasound transducers. Pediatr Radiol 2015; 45:1316-22. [PMID: 25796383 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-015-3306-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 11/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Portal hypertension, a major complication of hepatic fibrosis, can affect the stiffness of the spleen. OBJECTIVE To suggest normal values of spleen stiffness determined by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in healthy children and to compare measurements using two different US probes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective study, 60 healthy children between 1 day and 14 years of age were assigned to four age groups with 15 children in each. Measurements were performed using two transducers (convex 4C1 and linear 9L4), and 10 measurements were obtained in each child, 5 with each probe. RESULTS The mean splenic shear wave velocities were 2.17 m/s (SD 0.35, 95% CI 2.08-2.26) with the 4C1 probe and 2.15 m/s (SD 0.23, 95% CI 2.09-2.21) with the 9L4 probe (not significant). CONCLUSION We found normal values for spleen stiffness with no difference in the mean values obtained using two types of US transducers, but with higher variability using a convex compared to a linear transducer.
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- Teresa Cañas
- Radiology Department, Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Joaquín Rodrigo 2, 2822, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain,
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Picó Aliaga S, Muro Velilla D, García-Martí G, Sangüesa Nebot C, Martí-Bonmatí L. La elastografía mediante técnica Acoustic radiation force impulse es eficaz en la detección de fibrosis hepática en el niño. RADIOLOGIA 2015; 57:314-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging elastography is efficacious in detecting hepatic fibrosis in children. RADIOLOGIA 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dillman JR, Chen S, Davenport MS, Zhao H, Urban MW, Song P, Watcharotone K, Carson PL. Superficial ultrasound shear wave speed measurements in soft and hard elasticity phantoms: repeatability and reproducibility using two ultrasound systems. Pediatr Radiol 2015; 45:376-85. [PMID: 25249389 PMCID: PMC4346477 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3150-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data available regarding the repeatability and reproducibility of superficial shear wave speed (SWS) measurements at imaging depths relevant to the pediatric population. OBJECTIVE To assess the repeatability and reproducibility of superficial shear wave speed measurements acquired from elasticity phantoms at varying imaging depths using three imaging methods, two US systems and multiple operators. MATERIALS AND METHODS Soft and hard elasticity phantoms manufactured by Computerized Imaging Reference Systems Inc. (Norfolk, VA) were utilized for our investigation. Institution No. 1 used an Acuson S3000 US system (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, PA) and three shear wave imaging method/transducer combinations, while institution No. 2 used an Aixplorer US system (SuperSonic Imagine, Bothell, WA) and two different transducers. Ten stiffness measurements were acquired from each phantom at three depths (1.0 cm, 2.5 cm and 4.0 cm) by four operators at each institution. Student's t-test was used to compare SWS measurements between imaging techniques, while SWS measurement agreement was assessed with two-way random effects single-measure intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) and coefficients of variation. Mixed model regression analysis determined the effect of predictor variables on SWS measurements. RESULTS For the soft phantom, the average of mean SWS measurements across the various imaging methods and depths was 0.84 ± 0.04 m/s (mean ± standard deviation) for the Acuson S3000 system and 0.90 ± 0.02 m/s for the Aixplorer system (P = 0.003). For the hard phantom, the average of mean SWS measurements across the various imaging methods and depths was 2.14 ± 0.08 m/s for the Acuson S3000 system and 2.07 ± 0.03 m/s Aixplorer system (P > 0.05). The coefficients of variation were low (0.5-6.8%), and interoperator agreement was near-perfect (ICCs ≥ 0.99). Shear wave imaging method and imaging depth significantly affected measured SWS (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Superficial shear wave speed measurements in elasticity phantoms demonstrate minimal variability across imaging method/transducer combinations, imaging depths and operators. The exact clinical significance of this variation is uncertain and may change according to organ and specific disease state.
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- Jonathan R Dillman
- Department of Radiology, Section of Pediatric Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, 1540 E. Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA,
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Weight trajectories through infancy and childhood and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescence: the ALSPAC study. J Hepatol 2014; 61:626-32. [PMID: 24768828 PMCID: PMC4139262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Adiposity is a key risk factor for NAFLD. Few studies have examined prospective associations of infant and childhood adiposity with subsequent NAFLD risk. We examined associations of weight-for-height trajectories from birth to age 10 with liver outcomes in adolescence, and assessed the extent to which associations are mediated through fat mass at the time of outcome assessment. METHODS Individual trajectories of weight and height were estimated for participants in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children using random-effects linear-spline models. Associations of birthweight (adjusted for birth length) and weight change (adjusted for length/height change) from 0-3 months, 3 months-1 y, 1-3 y, 3-7 y, and 7-10 y with ultrasound scan (USS) determined liver fat and stiffness, and serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) at mean age 17.8 y were assessed with linear and logistic regressions. Mediation by concurrent fat mass was assessed with adjustment for fat mass at mean age 17.8 y. RESULTS Birth weight was positively associated with liver stiffness and negatively with ALT and AST. Weight change from birth to 1 y was not associated with outcomes. Weight change from 1-3 y, 3-7 y, and 7-10 y was consistently positively associated with USS and blood-based liver outcomes. Adjusting for fat mass at mean age 17.8 y attenuated associations toward the null, suggesting associations are largely mediated by concurrent body fatness. CONCLUSIONS Greater rates of weight-for-height change between 1 y and 10 y are consistently associated with adverse liver outcomes in adolescence. These associations are largely mediated through concurrent fatness.
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De Robertis R, D’Onofrio M, Demozzi E, Crosara S, Canestrini S, Pozzi Mucelli R. Noninvasive diagnosis of cirrhosis: A review of different imaging modalities. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20:7231-7241. [PMID: 24966594 PMCID: PMC4064069 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i23.7231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Progressive hepatic fibrosis can lead to cirrhosis, so its early detection is fundamental. Staging fibrosis is also critical for prognosis and management. The gold standard for these aims is liver biopsy, but it has several drawbacks, as it is invasive, expensive, has poor acceptance, is prone to inter observer variability and sampling errors, has poor repeatability, and has a risk of complications and mortality. Therefore, non-invasive imaging tests have been developed. This review mainly focuses on the role of transient elastography, acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, and magnetic resonance-based methods for the noninvasive diagnosis of cirrhosis.
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BACKGROUND Shear-wave elastography (SWE) is a novel noninvasive method that involves application of local mechanical compression on soft tissue using focused ultrasonography and acquiring strain images that show tissue response. In this study, our goal was to assess the performance of SWE in the staging of liver fibrosis in children with chronic liver disease. METHODS The study involved measuring SWE values in the right lobe of the liver in a patient group of 76 children with chronic liver disease and a control group of 50 healthy subjects. In the patient group, the shear elastic modulus values were correlated with biopsy results according to the Brunt scoring system (F0: portal fibrosis, F1: perisinusoidal or portal/periportal fibrosis, F2: both perisinusoidal and portal/periportal fibrosis, F3: bridging fibrosis, and F4: cirrhosis). Performance of SWE in estimating liver fibrosis in children was determined based on a receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) analysis. RESULTS Mean SWE values of the control group and F0 group were not statistically significantly different (P = 0.106). The mean SWE values of the F1, F2, F3, and F4 groups were higher than that of the control group (all P < 0.001). Based on kiloPascal measurement values, the area under the ROC curve was 95.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] 92.1-99.5), with a sensitivity for diagnosing liver fibrosis of 91.5%, a specificity of 94.0%, a positive predictive value of 93.1%, and a negative predictive value of 92.6%. Based on meter-per-second measurement values, the area under the ROC curve was 96.3% (95% CI 92.7-99.8), with a sensitivity for diagnosing liver fibrosis of 93.2%, a specificity of 94.0%, a positive predictive value of 93.2%, and a negative predictive value of 94.0%. Mean SWE values for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis were higher than those in the remainder of the study group. CONCLUSIONS Although liver fibrosis can be detected using SWE, differentiation of fibrosis stages could not be achieved. The presence of steatosis significantly increased the mean SWE values on elastography and so care should be taken when assessing children with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
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Apparent diffusion coefficient value of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation in children with chronic hepatitis. Radiol Med 2014; 119:903-909. [PMID: 24846081 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0408-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was done to prospectively evaluate the usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the diagnosis and grading of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation in children with chronic hepatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional Review Board approval was obtained. This prospective study was carried out on 50 children with chronic hepatitis (mean age 8.3 ± 3.2 years; 33 boys and 17 girls) and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy control children. The children underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the liver. The ADC value of the liver was calculated. The hepatic fibrosis stages (F1-F6) and necroinflammatory activity grades (A1-A4) were calculated. The ADC values of different stages of hepatic fibrosis and grades of necroinflammatory activity were calculated. RESULTS The mean ADC value of the liver parenchyma was 1.53 ± 0.17 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in children with chronic hepatitis and 1.74 ± 0.16 × 10(-3) mm(2)/s in controls. The ADC value was significantly lower in children with hepatic fibrosis compared to controls (p = 0.001). There was a significant difference (p = 0.001) in ADC between mild (F1-F3) and advanced (F4-F6) stages of fibrosis. There was a significant difference (p = 0.004) in ADC between mild (A1-A2) and advanced (A3-A4) grades of necroinflammation. The cut-off ADC values used to differentiate mild from advanced fibrosis and necroinflammation were 1.62 and 1.64 mm(2)/s with an area under the curve of 0.898 and 0.807, respectively. The ADC value negatively correlated with stages of hepatic fibrosis (r = -0.799, p = 0.001) and necroinflammatory activity grade (r = -0.468, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that ADC value is an effective noninvasive parameter for the diagnosis and grading of hepatic fibrosis and inflammation in children with chronic hepatitis.
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Fontanilla T, Cañas T, Macia A, Alfageme M, Gutierrez Junquera C, Malalana A, Luz Cilleruelo M, Roman E, Miralles M. Normal values of liver shear wave velocity in healthy children assessed by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging using a convex probe and a linear probe. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2014; 40:470-477. [PMID: 24361222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) is an image-guided ultrasound elastography method that allows quantification of liver stiffness by measurement of shear wave velocity. One purpose of the work described in this article was to determine the normal liver stiffness values of healthy children using ARFI with two different probes, 4 C1 and 9 L4. Another purpose was to evaluate the effects of site of measurement, age, gender and body mass index on liver stiffness values. This prospective study included 60 healthy children (newborn to 14 y) divided into four age groups. One thousand two hundred ARFI measurements were performed, that is, 20 measurements per patient (5 measurements in each lobe, with each probe). Means, standard deviations (SD) and confidence intervals for velocity were calculated for each hepatic lobe and each probe in each age group and for the whole group. Mean shear wave velocity measured in the right lobe was 1.19 ± 0.04 m/s (SD = 0.13) with the 4 C1 transducer and 1.15 ± 0.04 m/s (SD = 0.15) with the 9 L4 transducer. Age had a small effect on shear wave measurements. Body mass index and sex had no significant effects on ARFI values, whereas site of measurement had a significant effect, with lower ARFI values in the right hepatic lobe. ARFI is a non-invasive technique that is feasible to perform in children with both the 4 C1 and 9 L4 probes. The aforementioned velocity values obtained in the right lobe may be used as reference values for normal liver stiffness in children.
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- Teresa Fontanilla
- Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Lawlor DA, Callaway M, Macdonald-Wallis C, Anderson E, Fraser A, Howe LD, Day C, Sattar N. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis, and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescence: a cross-sectional study of 1874 general population adolescents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:E410-7. [PMID: 24471572 PMCID: PMC3955251 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-3612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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CONTEXT The impact of adolescent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) on health, independent of fat mass, is unclear. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine the independent (of total body fat) association of ultrasound scan (USS)-determined NAFLD with liver fibrosis, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia among healthy adolescents. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional analysis in participants from a UK birth cohort. PARTICIPANTS One thousand eight hundred seventy-four (1059 female) individuals of a mean age of 17.9 years participated in the study. MAIN OUTCOMES USS assessed liver stiffness (shear velocity, an indicator of fibrosis) and volume, fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alanine amino transferase, aspartate amino transferase, γ-glutamyltransferase, and haptoglobin. RESULTS The prevalence of NAFLD was 2.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8-3.3] and was the same in females and males. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry determined total body fat mass was strongly associated with USS NAFLD: odds ratio 3.15 (95% CI 2.44-4.07) per 1 SD (∼10 kg) fat mass. Those with NAFLD had larger liver volumes and greater shear velocity. They also had higher fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alanine amino transferase, aspartate amino transferase, γ-glutamyltransferase, and haptoglobin and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Most associations were independent of total body fat. For example, after adjustment for fat mass and other confounders, hepatic shear velocity [mean difference 22.8% (95% CI 15.6-30.5)], triglyceride levels [23.6% (95% CI 6.0-44.2)], and insulin [39.4% (95% CI 10.7-75.5)] were greater in those with NAFLD compared with those without NAFLD. CONCLUSION In healthy European adolescents, 2.5% have USS-defined NAFLD. Even after accounting for total body fat, those with NAFLD have more adverse levels of liver fibrosis and cardiometabolic risk factors.
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- Debbie A Lawlor
- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit (D.A.L., C.M.-W., E.A., A.F., L.D.H.) and School of Social and Community Medicine (D.A.L., C.M.-W., E.A., A.F., L.D.H.), University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2BN, United Kingdom; University Hospitals Bristol National Health Service Foundation Trust (M.C.), Bristol BS1 3NU, United Kingdom; Institute of Cellular Medicine (C.D.), Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom; and Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences (N.S.), BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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Kutty SS, Peng Q, Danford DA, Fletcher SE, Perry D, Talmon GA, Scott C, Kugler JD, Duncan KF, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Kutty S. Increased hepatic stiffness as consequence of high hepatic afterload in the Fontan circulation: a vascular Doppler and elastography study. Hepatology 2014; 59:251-60. [PMID: 23913702 DOI: 10.1002/hep.26631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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UNLABELLED Hepatic dysfunction is a recognized complication after Fontan palliation of congenital heart disease. We sought to quantitatively measure hepatic stiffness and vascular Doppler indices using ultrasound (US) and shear wave elastography (SWE) in a Fontan cohort. Subjects were prospectively recruited for echocardiography and real-time hepatic duplex US with SWE for hepatic stiffness (kPa). Doppler peak velocities, velocity time integral, resistive, pulsatility, acceleration indices (RI, PI, AI), and flow volume were measured in celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery, and main portal vein (MPV). A subset underwent cardiac catheterizations with liver biopsy. Correlations were explored between SWE, duplex, hemodynamic, and histopathologic data. In all, 106 subjects were studied including 41 patients with Fontan physiology (age 13.8 ± 6 years, weight 45.4 ± 23 kg) and 65 controls (age 15.0 ± 8.4 years, weight 47.9 ± 22 kg). Patients with Fontan physiology had significantly higher hepatic stiffness (15.6 versus 5.5 kPa, P < 0.0001), higher celiac RI (0.78 versus 0.73, P = 0.04) superior mesenteric artery RI (0.89 versus 0.84, P = 0.005), and celiac PI (1.87 versus 1.6, P = 0.034); while MPV flow volume (287 versus 420 mL/min in controls, P = 0.007) and SMA AI (829 versus 1100, P = 0.002) were lower. Significant correlation was seen for stiffness with ventricular end-diastolic pressure (P = 0.001) and pulmonary artery wedge pressure (P = 0.009). Greater stiffness correlated with greater degrees of histopathologic fibrosis. No significant change was seen in stiffness or other duplex indices with age, gender, time since Fontan, or ventricular morphology. CONCLUSION Elevated hepatic afterload in Fontan, manifested by high ventricular end-diastolic pressures and pulmonary arterial wedge pressures, is associated with remarkably increased hepatic stiffness, abnormal vascular flow patterns, and fibrotic histologic changes. The MPV is dilated and carries decreased flow volume, while the celiac and superior mesenteric arterial RI is increased. SWE is feasible in this population and shows promise as a means for predicting disease severity on liver biopsy.
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- Shaija S Kutty
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Nebraska College of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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Xanthakos SA, Podberesky DJ, Serai S, Miles L, King E, Balistreri WF, Kohli R. Use of magnetic resonance elastography to assess hepatic fibrosis in children with chronic liver disease. J Pediatr 2014; 164:186-8. [PMID: 24064151 PMCID: PMC3872246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Management of pediatric chronic liver disease is limited by lack of validated noninvasive biomarkers of histologic severity. We demonstrate that magnetic resonance elastography is feasible and accurate in detecting significant hepatic fibrosis in a case series of 35 children with chronic liver disease, including severely obese children.
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- Stavra A. Xanthakos
- Steatohepatitis Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Steatohepatitis Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Steatohepatitis Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Fierbinteanu Braticevici C, Sporea I, Panaitescu E, Tribus L. Value of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging elastography for non-invasive evaluation of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2013; 39:1942-50. [PMID: 23932277 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2013.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The goals of the work described here were to evaluate the clinical utility of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography in differentiating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) histologic subtypes and to determine if ARFI elastography measurements correlate with the severity of liver fibrosis. We compared ARFI elastography measurements with clinical, biologic and histologic features (simple steatosis or steatohepatitis) in 64 patients with histologically proven NAFLD. ARFI elastography is suitable for distinguishing patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis from those with simple steatosis, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.867 (95% confidence interval = 0.782-0.953). There was a highly significant correlation (r = 0.843) between ARFI elastography measurements and fibrosis (p < 0.001). In patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, the diagnostic performance of ARFI elastography in predicting significant fibrosis (F ≥ 2) had an AUROC of 0.944. ARFI elastography better predicted F = 4 fibrosis (AUROC = 0.984). In conclusion, ARFI elastography is a promising method for differentiating patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis from patients with simple steatosis and can also predict significant fibrosis in these patients.
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- Carmen Fierbinteanu Braticevici
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, II Medical Clinic and Gastroenterology, University Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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Cui XW, Friedrich-Rust M, Molo CD, Ignee A, Schreiber-Dietrich D, Dietrich CF. Liver elastography, comments on EFSUMB elastography guidelines 2013. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:6329-6347. [PMID: 24151351 PMCID: PMC3801303 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i38.6329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2013] [Revised: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Recently the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Guidelines and Recommendations have been published assessing the clinical use of ultrasound elastography. The document is intended to form a reference and to guide clinical users in a practical way. They give practical advice for the use and interpretation. Liver disease forms the largest section, reflecting published experience to date including evidence from meta-analyses with shear wave and strain elastography. In this review comments and illustrations on the guidelines are given.
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D’Onofrio M, Crosara S, De Robertis R, Canestrini S, Demozzi E, Gallotti A, Mucelli RP. Acoustic radiation force impulse of the liver. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:4841-4849. [PMID: 23946588 PMCID: PMC3740413 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i30.4841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is a new and promising ultrasound-based diagnostic technique that, evaluating the wave propagation speed, allows the assessment of the tissue stiffness. ARFI is implemented in the ultrasound scanner. By short-duration acoustic radiation forces (less than 1 ms), localized displacements are generated in a selected region of interest not requiring any external compression so reducing the operator dependency. The generated wave scan provides qualitative or quantitative (wave velocity values) responses. Several non-invasive methods for assessing the staging of fibrosis are used, in order to avoid liver biopsy. Liver function tests and transient elastography are non-invasive, sensitive and accurate tools for the assessment of liver fibrosis and for the discrimination between cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic liver. Many published studies analyse ARFI performance and feasibility in studying diffuse liver diseases and compare them to other diagnostic imaging modalities such as conventional ultrasonography and transient elastography. Solid focal liver lesions, both benign and malignant, are common findings during abdominal examinations. The accurate characterization and differential diagnosis are important aims of all the imaging modalities available today. Only few papers describe the application of ARFI technology in the study of solid focal liver lesions, with different results. In the present study, the existing literature, to the best of our knowledge, about ARFI application on diffuse and focal liver pathology has been evaluated and results and statistical analyses have been compared, bringing to the conclusion that ARFI can be used in the study of the liver with similar accuracy as transient elastography in diagnosing significant fibrosis or cirrhosis and has got some advantages in respect to transient elastography since it does not require separate equipment, better displays anatomical structures and measurements can be successfully carried out almost in every patient.
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