scholarly journals High liver fibrosis index FIB-4 is highly predictive of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B carriers

Hepatology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1261-1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beomseok Suh ◽  
Sehhoon Park ◽  
Dong Wook Shin ◽  
Jae Moon Yun ◽  
Hyung-Kook Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis B ◽  
Liver Fibrosis Index ◽  
High Liver

scholarly journals Chronic hepatitis B patients with high liver fibrosis levels should receive antiviral treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3624-3630
Author(s):  
Xu Li ◽  
Qinglong Jin ◽  
Hongqin Xu ◽  
Zetian Zhang ◽  
Hongjie Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis B ◽  
Antiviral Treatment ◽  
High Liver

scholarly journals The liver fibrosis index is superior to the APRI and FIB-4 for predicting liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dedong Huang ◽  
Taofa Lin ◽  
Shaoyang Wang ◽  
Lieyun Cheng ◽  
Liping Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis B ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
Ultrasound Elastography ◽  
Discrimination Power ◽  
Significant Power ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Liver Fibrosis Index

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the value of real-time ultrasound elastography (RTE) for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis (LF) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), to correlate the elastography findings with the histologic stage of LF and to compare RTE findings with those from noninvasive tests of LF calculated using laboratory blood parameters. Methods Liver biopsies, laboratory blood testing, and RTE were performed in 91 patients with CHB. The LF index (LFI) was calculated using a multiple linear regression equation involving 11 parameters, which represented the degree of LF. The higher the LFI is, the greater the degree of LF. Results The mean aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) and the mean fibrosis index based on four factors (FIB-4) were significantly different for the 5 stages of LF, respectively. The APRI (r = 0.43, P = 0.006), FIB-4 (r = 0.51, P = 0.012) and LFI (r = 0.562, P = 0.004) were correlated with the stages of LF. For discriminating stage F0 from F1, only the LFI had significant power (P = 0.026) for predicting stage F1. For discriminating stage F4 from F3, only the LFI had statistically significant power (P = 0.024) in predicting stage F4. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) of the LFI for diagnosing significant, advanced LF and liver cirrhosis were significantly higher than those of the APRI and FIB-4, and the LFI had better sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions The LFI calculated by RTE is reliable for the assessment of LF in patients with CHB and has better discrimination power than the APRI and FIB-4.

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