Study evaluating spleen stiffness by VCTE and HCC occurrence in patients with HCV
Author & year | Region | SVR | Patients (n) | Mean age (years) | F-U months | HCC (n) | Prevalence (%) | Proposed cut-off (kPa) | AUROC | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | PPV | NPV | LR+ | LR– |
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Dajti et al., 2021 [44] | Italy | SVR | 140 | 63 | 41.5 | 20 | 14 | ≥ 42 | 0.682 | 75 | 61 | 24.2 | 93.6 | 1.92 | 0.41 |
SVR: sustained virological response; VCTE: vibration-controlled transient elastography