Point shear wave elastography is comparable to transient elastography for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B or C infection

Background: Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis is important in determining prognosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus infection. Transient elastography (TE) (FibroScan; Echosens, Paris, France) is a well-established method for assessment of liver stiffness (LS). Point shear wave elastography (pSWE) (ElastPQ, Philips) is a new technique that measures the speed of a shear wave to determine LS. This method could result in more accurate assessment of liver fibrosis due to real time imaging. Our aim was to determine if pSWE is comparable to TE in the assessment of LS. Methods: A ret…