title: Formulation for Effective Screening and Management of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Noninvasive NAFLD Management Strategy.
abstract: To establish a versatile means for screening and management of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), shear wave velocity was measured in 20 normal controls and 138 consecutive nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) cases. Referencing biochemical properties in 679 healthy volunteers, a formula to distinguish NASH suspects was established and validated in another cohort of 138 histologically proven NAFLD cases. NASH and simple steatosis (SS) suspects were selected based on a plot of shear wave velocity against age. A formula consisting of five factors (γ-glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, platelet counts, body mass index, and presence/absence of type 2 diabetes mellitus) distinguished NASH suspects from SS suspects with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values of 86% and 84% in the development and validation cohorts. Among 25 NAFLD cases in which shear wave velocity was repeatedly measured, 8 and 9 cases revealed an increase or decrease, respectively, of shear wave velocity in the entire liver, and the corresponding change in shear wave velocity was primarily observed in the right lobe or the left lateral segment, respectively. These results suggest that the new formula and sequential shear wave velocity measurements at each segment enable high throughput screening of NASH suspects and noninvasive assessment of pathophysiological alleviation/aggravation in cases of NASH.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanae
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4153-1791
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University, Minami-Uonuma 949-7302, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanefuji
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University, Minami-Uonuma 949-7302, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8231-0883
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suda
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tachikawa Medical Center, Nagaoka 940-8621, Japan.
authors.forename: Souichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugitani
authors.affiliation: Division of Homeostatic Regulation and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagasaki
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Niigata Second Hospital, Niigata 950-1104, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0803-5246
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8122, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terai