Table 2.
Characteristics of the available elastography techniques for liver fibrosis stratification
| Techniques | Evidence in ALD | Availability | Confounders | Failure Rate (%) | Cost | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | inflammation | Others | |||||
| TE41, 43, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 | +++ | +++ | ++ | ++ | congestion, alcohol, amyloidosis | 3.1‐15.8 (39) | € |
| ARFI/pSWE61, 62, 63, 64 | + | ++ | + | ++ | ? | 2.1 (66) | €€ |
| 2D‐SWE32, 64 | + | + | ? | ? | ? | 4 | €€ |
| MRE65 | + | + | ++ | ++ | ? | 4.3 | €€€ |
Abbreviations: ?, limited data; ALD, alcoholic liver disease; ARFI, acoustic radiation force imaging; MRE, magnetic resonance elastography; TE, transient elastography; SWE, shear wave elastography.