Table Info

Table 9.

Studies (n = 3) evaluating liver stiffness by VCTE and HCC occurrence in patients with NAFLD

Author & year	Region	Patients (n)	Mean age (years)	F-U months	HCC (n)	Prevalence (%)	Proposed cut-off (kPa)	AUROC	Sens (%)	Spec (%)	PPV	NPV	LR+	LR–
Izumi et al., 2019 [21]	Japan	258	-	30	33	13	≥ 5.4	0.69	93.9	35.1	17.5	97.5	1.43	2
Shili-Masmoudi et al., 2020 [62]	France/Asia/Australia	2,251	59.4	27	-	-	≥ 12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lee et al., 2021 [63]	Korea	2,666	52	64.6	22	0.8	≥ 9.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NAFLD: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; VCTE: vibration-controlled transient elastography

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