Study evaluating liver stiffness by SWE and HCC occurrence in patients with mixed etiology
| Author & year | Region | Etiology | Patients (n) | Mean age (years) | F-U months | HCC (n) | Prevalence (%) | Proposed cut-off (kPa) | AUROC | Sens (%) | Spec (%) | PPV | NPV | LR+ | LR– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasai et al., 2015 [59] | Japan | Various, proportions not specified | 273 | - | - | 89 | 33 | - | 0.791 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SWE: shear wave elastography