Mean shear wave velocities of the left and right liver lobes on point-shear wave elastography using acoustic radiation force impulse

Author	N	Subjects	Left lobe (m/s)	Right lobe (m/s)	Ref
Karlas T, et al	50	Healthy individuals	1.28 ± 0.19	1.15 ± 0.17	[1]
Karlas T, et al	23	Patients with F1 or F2 fibrosis	2.1 ± 0.72	1.75 ± 0.89	[1]
Toshima T, et al	103	24 healthy volunteers, 79 patients with chronic liver disease	1.90 ± 0.68	1.61 ± 0.51	[2]
Piscaglia F, et al	14	Healthy individuals	1.29 (1.00 to 1.60)	1.15 (0.80 to 1.74)	[3]
Piscaglia F, et al	114	Patients with chronic liver disease	1.79 (0.80 to 4.00)	1.67 (0.45 to 3.76)	[3]

Ref: reference; N: number of patients studied.

References:

Karlas T, Pfrepper C, Wiegand J, et al. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) for non-invasive detection of liver fibrosis: examination standards and evaluation of interlobe differences in healthy subjects and chronic liver disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 2011; 46:1458.
Toshima T, Shirabe K, Takeishi K, et al. New method for assessing liver fibrosis based on acoustic radiation force impulse: a special reference to the difference between right and left liver. J Gastroenterol 2011; 46:705.
Piscaglia F, Salvatore V, Di Donato R, et al. Accuracy of VirtualTouch Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) imaging for the diagnosis of cirrhosis during liver ultrasonography. Ultraschall Med 2011; 32:167.

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