Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2025, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 60-63.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2025.01.016

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Diagnostic performance of FibroTouch parameters in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Shen Yue, Zhu Ning, Wang Hai   

  1. Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2024-01-25 Online:2025-01-10 Published:2025-02-07

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to explore diagnostic performance of FibroTouch parameters in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD). Methods 149 patients with NAFLD were encountered in our hospital between March 2022 and March 2023, and all underwent liver biopsies. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) were obtained by FibroTouch detection. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis was applied to find risk factors, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to analyze diagnostic efficacy of above parameters for NASH occurrence. Results Histo-pathological examination diagnosed NASH in 45 cases (30.2%) and simple fatty liver (SFL) in 104 cases (69.8%) in our series; body mass index (BMI), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and low density lipoprotein levels in patients with NASH were (29.7±1.8)kg/m2, (82.6±25.7)U/L, (107.4±10.5)U/L, (74.2±16.0)U/L, (65.6±11.1)U/L and (4.2±0.9)mmol/L, all significantly higher than【 (25.6±1.5)kg/m2, (50.3±19.4)U/L, (82.5±8.5)U/L, (28.9±15.2)U/L, (21.2±12.4)U/L and (3.1±0.8)mmol/L, respectively, P<0.05] in patients with SFL; CAP and LSM in NASH patients were (304.0±19.6)db/m and (13.1±2.1)kPa, both much higher than [(263.9±15.4)db/m and (8.2±1.6)kPa, respectively, P<0.05] in SFL patients; multivariate Logistics regression analysis showed that CAP and LSM were independent risk factors for NASH occurrence (P<0.05); the AUC was 0.901, with sensitivity of 96.8% and specificity of 82.5%, when CAP=303.7 db/m and LSM=12.9 kPa were set as cut-off-value in predicting NASH existence in individuals with NAFLD. Conclusion FibroTouch-detected LSM and CAP could help screen NASH preliminarily in individuals with NAFLD, which might guide appropriate management in clinical practice.

Key words: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, Simple fatty liver, Controlled attenuation parameter, Liver stiffness measurement, Diagnosis