Transient elastography compared to liver biopsy and morphometry for predicting fibrosis in pediatric chronic liver disease: Does etiology matter?

Figure 1 Correlation of LSM with fibrosis category by Ishak scores (left panel) and fibrosis area fraction (right panel). A and B: All patients; C and D: HCV patients; E and F: AIH patients; G and H: Wilson disease patients.

Figure 2 Distribution of liver stiffness measurement according to categorical fibrosis scores. A: All patients; B: HCV group; C: AIH group; D: Wilson disease group. Box-and-whiskers plot for liver stiffness measurement. The top and bottom of each box are the 75^th and 25^th percentiles. The line through the box is the median and the error bars are the maximum and minimum. The horizontal bar represents the significance between the designated groups.

Figure 3 Distribution of fibrosis area fraction according to the categorical fibrosis scores. Box-and-whiskers plot for liver stiffness measurement. The top and bottom of each box are the 75^th and 25^th percentiles. The line through the box is the median and the error bars are the maximum and minimum. The horizontal bar represents the significance between the designated groups.

Figure 4 Correlation of PELD/MELD scores of all studied patients with categorical Ishak fibrosis scores (A) and fibrosis area fraction (B). PELD: Pediatric end-stage liver disease; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease.