Head-to-head comparison of magnetic resonance elastography-based liver stiffness, fat fraction, and T1 relaxation time in identifying at-risk NASH

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The presence of at-risk NASH is associated with an increased risk of cirrhosis and complications. Therefore, noninvasive identification of at-risk NASH with an accurate biomarker is a critical need for pharmacologic therapy. We aim to explore the performance of several magnetic resonance (MR)-based imaging parameters in diagnosing at-risk NASH.

APPROACH AND RESULTS: This prospective clinical trial (NCT02565446) includes 104 paired MR examinations and liver biopsies performed in patients with suspected or diagnosed NAFLD. Magnetic resonance elastography-assessed liver stiffness (LS), 6-point Dixon-derived proton density fat fraction (PDFF), and single-point saturation-recovery acquisition-calculated T1 relaxation time were explored. Among all predictors, LS showed the significantly highest accuracy in diagnosing at-risk NASH [AUC LS : 0.89 (0.82, 0.95), AUC PDFF : 0.70 (0.58, 0.81), AUC T1 : 0.72 (0.61, 0.82), z -score test z >1.96 for LS vs any of others]. The optimal cutoff value of LS to identify at-risk NASH patients was 3.3 kPa (sensitivity: 79%, specificity: 82%, negative predictive value: 91%), whereas the optimal cutoff value of T1 was 850 ms (sensitivity: 75%, specificity: 63%, and negative predictive value: 87%). PDFF had the highest performance in diagnosing NASH with any fibrosis stage [AUC PDFF : 0.82 (0.72, 0.91), AUC LS : 0.73 (0.63, 0.84), AUC T1 : 0.72 (0.61, 0.83), |z| <1.96 for all].

CONCLUSION: Magnetic resonance elastography-assessed LS alone outperformed PDFF, and T1 in identifying patients with at-risk NASH for therapeutic trials.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1;78(4):1106-1117. - PMID 37021787

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 78(2023), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1200-1208

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jiahui [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zheng [VerfasserIn]
Kalutkiewicz, Kyle J [VerfasserIn]
Mounajjed, Taofic [VerfasserIn]
Therneau, Terry M [VerfasserIn]
Venkatesh, Sudhakar K [VerfasserIn]
Sui, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Glaser, Kevin J [VerfasserIn]
Hoodeshenas, Safa [VerfasserIn]
Manduca, Armando [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Vijay H [VerfasserIn]
Ehman, Richard L [VerfasserIn]
Allen, Alina M [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Meng [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial
Journal Article
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 03.10.2023

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02565446

CommentIn: Hepatology. 2023 Oct 1;78(4):1106-1117. - PMID 37021787

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HEP.0000000000000417

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355843463