Comparison of four elastographic methods for the assessment of liver stiffness in compensated HCV liver cirrhosis

Aim: To compare the performance of four ultrasound elastographic techniques and FibroMax in diagnosing compensated HCV liver cirrhosis. Material and method: The study included 81 consecutive patients previously diagnosed with HCV liver cirrhosis by means of clinical, biological, ultrasound findings, liver biopsy or laparoscopy. All patients were evaluated by four elastographic techniques in the same session: Transient Elastography (TE), Virtual touch Quantification (VTQ), 2D Shear Waves Elastography from Supersonic Imagine (2D-SWE.SSI) and from General Electrics (2D-SWE.GE), while FibroMAx was performed within a…