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Table 4 Rule in and rule out cut-offs of liver stiffness for prediction of clinically significant (≥10 mmHg) and severe (≥12 mmHg) portal hypertension

From: Liver and spleen transient elastography predicts portal hypertension in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cohort study

HVPG

Method

Cut-off, kPa

Sensitivity, %

Specificity, %

≥10 mmHg

Liver TE

11.4

100

55.2

  

21.9

74.4

100

≥12 mmHg

Liver TE

12.1

100

50.0

  

35.0

58.2

100

  1. HVPG hepatic venous pressure gradient, TE transient elastography
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BMC Gastroenterology

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