WFUMB Guideline/Guidance on Liver Multiparametric Ultrasound: Part 1. Update to 2018 Guidelines on Liver Ultrasound Elastography

Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard Gary Barr, Annalisa Berzigotti, Ioan Sporea, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Thomas Reiberger, Thomas Karlas, Maja Thiele, Ana Carolina Cardoso, Oyekoya Taiwo Ayonrinde, Laurent Castera, Christoph Frank Dietrich, Hiroko Iijima, Dong Ho Lee, William Kemp, Claudia P Oliveira, Shiv Kumar Sarin

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Abstract

The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) endorsed the development of this document on multiparametric ultrasound. Part 1 is an update to the WFUMB Liver Elastography Guidelines Update released in 2018 and provides new evidence on the role of ultrasound elastography in chronic liver disease. The recommendations in this update were made and graded using the Oxford classification, including level of evidence (LoE), grade of recommendation (GoR) and proportion of agreement (Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine [OCEBM] 2009). The guidelines are clinically oriented, and the role of shear wave elastography in both fibrosis staging and prognostication in different etiologies of liver disease is discussed, highlighting advantages and limitations. A comprehensive section is devoted to the assessment of portal hypertension, with specific recommendations for the interpretation of liver and spleen stiffness measurements in this setting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1071-1087
Number of pages17
JournalUltrasound in Medicine & Biology
Volume50
Issue number8
Early online date17 May 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2024

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