Discordance Between Conventional Ultrasound and Transient Elastography in Hepatic Steatosis Assessment: Clinical Factors Associated with Discrepant Findings
: Several clinical and biochemical factors influence the agreement between ultrasound and VCTE-based CAP in the assessment of hepatic steatosis. Elevated cholesterol and intermediate FIB-4 values were associated with concordant results, whereas viral liver disease was associated with discordance between the two imaging modalities.
Authors
- Mihaela Cristina Brisc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-8070)
- Ciprian Brisc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4416-2848)
- Laura Maghiar
- Elena Emilia Babeș
- Ciprian Mihai Brisc
- Sabina Florina Călugăr-Șolea
- Simona Bota
Institutions
- University of Oradea (RO)
- Klinikum Klagenfurt (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16081188
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00