Gut Liver.  2016 Mar;10(2):295-302. 10.5009/gnl15155.

Relationship between Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Hepatic Steatosis as Assessed by Ultrasound in Alcoholic or Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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  • 1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yh.paik@skku.edu

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and hepatic steatosis, as assessed by ultrasound (US) in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
METHODS
Patients with either ALD or NAFLD who were diagnosed with fatty liver with US and whose CAP scores were measured, were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The degree of hepatic steatosis assessed by US was categorized into mild (S1), moderate (S2), and severe (S3).
RESULTS
A total of 186 patients were included: 106 with NAFLD and 80 with ALD. Regarding hepatic steatosis, the CAP score was significantly correlated with US (ρ=0.580, p<0.001), and there was no significant difference between the NAFLD and ALD groups (ρ=0.569, p<0.001; ρ=0.519, p<0.001; p=0.635). Using CAP, area under receiver operating characteristic curves for ≥S2 and ≥S3 steatosis were excellent (0.789 and 0.843, respectively). For sensitivity ≥90%, CAP cutoffs for the detection of ≥S2 and ≥S3 steastosis were separated with a gap of approximately 35 dB/m in all patients and in each of the NAFLD and ALD groups.
CONCLUSIONS
The CAP score is well correlated with hepatic steatosis, as assessed by US, in both ALD and NAFLD.

Keyword

Steatosis; Ultrasonography; Controlled attenuation parameter; Liver diseases; alcoholic; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Fatty Liver, Alcoholic/classification/*diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/classification/*diagnostic imaging
ROC Curve
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Ultrasonography/methods/*statistics & numerical data
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