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Liver stiffness cut-off values for the diagnosis of cirrhosis according to the primary cause of liver disease
|
Optimum cutoff (kPa) |
|||
| Hepatitis C (n = 298) | Hepatitis B (n = 122) | Alcohol or NASH (n = 122) | |
| Sensitivity 95% | 10.0 | 6.0 | 13.2 |
| Max. sum of sensitivity and specificity | 10.4 | 10.3 | 21.5 |
| Best diagnostic accuracy | 20.2 | 16.9 | 21.5 |
| Specificity 95% | 14.1 | 14.3 | 27.7 |
NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Data obtained from Ganne-Carrie et al 2006[17].
