Table 5.
Results for ARFI and 2D-SWE at different measurement depths
| Test result variable |
AUROC | Spearman’s | ANOVA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut-off (m/s) | Sensitivity | Specificity | Area(95%CI) | SE | Asymptotic Sig. | r | p | p | ||
| ARFI | 3cm | 2.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.70(0.46–0.95) | 0.126 | 0.143 | 0.19 | 0.425 | 0.003 |
| 5cm | 1.51 | 0.71 | 0.92 | 0.85(0.67–1.00) | 0.090 | 0.013* | 0.54 | 0.014* | ||
| 7cm | 1.46 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.92(0.80–1.00) | 0.061 | 0.002* | 0.67 | 0.001* | ||
| 2D-SWE | 3cm | 2.18 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.61(0.34–0.89) | 0.140 | 0.428 | −0.03 | 0.894 | 0.482 |
| 5cm | 1.68 | 0.86 | 0.69 | 0.76(0.55–0.98) | 0.111 | 0.057 | 0.31 | 0.182 | ||
| 7cm | 2.28 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.82(0.63–1.00) | 0.097 | 0.022* | 0.62 | 0.004* | ||
AUROC is area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for predictive values for significant fibrosis (F≥2 METAVIR)
SE: standard error
Asymptotic Sig: asymptotic significant
ARFI: acoustic radiation force impulse
2D-SWE: two-dimensional shear-wave elastography