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2-dimensional shear wave elastography: Interobserver agreement and factors related to interobserver discrepancy

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  • Kibo Yoon
  • Woo Kyoung Jeong
  • Yongsoo Kim
  • Min Yeong Kim
  • Tae Yeob Kim
  • Joo Hyun Sohn

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Purpose: To evaluate the interobserver reproducibility of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) in measuring liver stiffness (LS) and to investigate factors related to liver 2D-SWE. Materials and methods: A prospective study was conducted between August 2011 and August 2012 in rheumatoid arthritis patients who had been treated with methotrexate. Interobserver reproducibility of 2D-SWE was evaluated, and the relationship between interobserver difference in LS and related factors was analyzed using linear regression analyses. We considered age, sex, alanine transaminase, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference as clinical factors, and the mean value of standard deviation (SDM), its difference between two examiners, mean diameter of the regions of interest (ROIM), and its difference in the elasticity map as investigation factors. The cut-off value for significant factors to predict interobserver discrepancies in LS-based fibrosis stage was also inspected. Results: In total, 176 patients were enrolled. The intraclass correlation coefficient between the two examiners was 0.784. In the univariate analysis, SDM and ROIM were independently associated with interobserver differences in LS as well as BMI, waist circumference, and the difference of ROI, but SDM and ROIM were the only ones significantly related in multivariate analysis (p

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  • Kibo Yoon & Woo Kyoung Jeong & Yongsoo Kim & Min Yeong Kim & Tae Yeob Kim & Joo Hyun Sohn, 2017. "2-dimensional shear wave elastography: Interobserver agreement and factors related to interobserver discrepancy," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(4), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0175747
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175747
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