Fig 1.
Study selection for meta-analysis.
Point-shear wave elastography (pSWE). MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.
Table 1.
General characteristics of the pSWE selected articles.
Table 2.
General characteristics of the MR elastography selected articles.
Fig 2.
(A) Proportion pSWE and (B) MR elastography studies with low, high, and uncertain risk of bias according to the domains of the QUADAS-2 quality tool.
Fig 3.
Forest plot of estimates of sensitivity and specificity of pSWE for diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis.
The 95% confidence intervals (CI) are shown around point estimates and the pooled result. Plots show (A) sensitivity and (B) specificity of pSWE.
Fig 4.
Forest plot of estimates of sensitivity and specificity of MR elastography for diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis.
The 95% confidence intervals (CI) are shown around point estimates and the pooled result. Plots show (A) sensitivity and (B) specificity of MR elastography.
Fig 5.
(A) Summarized receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curves for pSWE and (B) MRE for the diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis.
Fig 6.
(A) Funnel plot for assessment of potential publication bias in the pSWE studies. (B) Funnel plot for the MRE studies.
Table 3.
Subgroup analyses of the diagnostic performance of pSWE for the evaluation of liver fibrosis (28 Studies).
Table 4.
Subgroup analyses of the diagnostic performance of MRE for the evaluation of liver fibrosis (16 studies).