Liver stiffness measured with the new technique of Shear Wave Elastography in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis – A prospective comparison with transient elastography

Purpose: Elastography is a well-established non-invasive method to evaluate fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic liver disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the new technique of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in a homogenous cohort of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Methods: In total 49 patients with PSC were included in this study. Clinical characteristics, B-mode ultrasound, Transient Elastography (TE – Echosens, FibroScan) and Shear Wave Elastography (GE, Logiq E9) of the right and left liver lobe and spleen were obtained in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Patients…