Fig. 1

The correlation between Vs values measured by shear wave elastography (SWE) and hepatic inflammation/fibrosis stage, functional hepatic reserve, complications associated with chronic liver disease. a Correlation of hepatic Vs values measured by SWE in 71 patients (varices; n = 45) with liver disease with age, gender, BMI, serum liver function and fibrosis marker values, histological inflammation, and fibrosis stage, functional liver reserve, and portal hypertension-related complications. Data on gender, biopsy (A; grading, F; staging), Child–Pugh grade, ascites, and varices were assessed using the Mann–Whitney U test and represent median and interquartile range. Age, BMI, Plt, INR, T-bil, AST, ALT, γGTP, ALP, Alb, hyaluronic acid, type IV collagen 7S, M2BPGi, FIB-4 index, and splenic volume; correlations were evaluated using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The correlation coefficients obtained are listed respectively. b, c p values (-log2 ratio) in statistical analysis of Vs value (b) and histological fibrosis stage assessed in liver biopsy specimens (c) with each factor. p = 0.05 is indicated by a dotted line. Each data was divided between the two groups at the stated cutoff values and evaluated with the Mann–Whitney U test