Point shear-wave elastography in livers of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Purpose: Point shear wave elastography (pSWE) is a novel ultrasound-based method intended for non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis. pSWE in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) has not been previously described. We wanted to describe liver pSWE in patients with PSC. Material and methods: 49 non-transplant PSC patients in a region of Western Norway were identified and invited to participate, of which 40 (27 males, 13 females; median age 51.5 years (18 – 76)) were included and compared to twelve matched controls. Median PSC duration was 13 years (1 – 36). Ultrasonographic scanning followed by liver stiffn…