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Liver fibrosis evaluation by ARFI and APRI in chronic hepatitis C.
World J Gastroenterol
July 2014
Su-Mei Li, Guang-Xia Li, Dong-Mei Fu, Yu Wang, Li-Qun Dang, Department of Physical Diagnosis B Ultrasound Room, Daqing Longnan Hospital, Qiqihar Medical College Affiliated Fifth Hospital, Daqing 163453, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Aim: To explore the value of liver fibrosis assessment by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) and the AST/PLT ratio index (APRI) in chronic hepatitis C patients.
Methods: One hundred and twenty eight patients with chronic hepatitis C were examined using ARFI elastometry and APRI, calculated according to known formulae. The gold standard of liver biopsy was referred; ROC curve analysis was used to assess all ARFI and APRI values.