real-time tissue elastography in the evaluation of liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis b

Objective: To explore the feasibility of real-time tissue elastography (RTE) in the evaluation of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Methods: A total of 60 patients with chronic hepatitis B who were admitted in our hospital from March, 2015 to March, 2016 were included in the study and served as the study group, while 30 healthy individuals were served as the control group. RTE was used to detect MEAN, %AREA, SD, COMP, CONT, KURT, SKEW, ENT, IDM, ASM, and CORR. The elastic imaging characteristic quantitative value difference in the two groups and the change of elastic imaging characteristic quantitative values at different fibrosis stages were observed. Results: Except for ENT, ASM, and CORR, the comparison of the rest quantitative values between the two groups was statistically significant. With the change of liver fibrosis staging, the various elastic imaging characteristic quantitative values were correspondingly changed, and the comparison among the various stages was statistically significant by one-way ANOVA. Conclusions: RTE, characterized by simplicity, strong practicability, repeatability, and noninvasiveness, and can provide an accurate evidence for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and the evaluation of fibrosis degree in patients with chronic hepatitis B.