Performance of the Attenuation Imaging Technology in the Detection of Liver Steatosis.

The main aim was to assess the performance and cutoff value for the detection of liver steatosis (grade S > 0) with the Attenuation Imaging-Penetration (ATI-Pen) algorithm available on the Aplio i-series ultrasound systems (Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Japan). The magnetic resonance imaging-derived proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) was used as the reference standard. Secondary aims were to compare the results to those obtained with the previous ATI algorithm (Attenuation Imaging-General [ATI-Gen]) and with the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) and to generate a regression equation between ATI-Pen and ATI-Gen values. Consecutive adult patients potentially at risk of liver steatosis were prospectively enrolled. Each patient underwent ultrasound quantification of liver steatosis with ATI-Pen and ATI-Gen and a CAP assessment with the FibroScan system (Echosens, Paris, France). The MRI-PDFF evaluation was performed within a week. The correlations between ATI-Pen, ATI-Gen, the CAP, and the MRI-PDFF were analyzed with the Pearson rank correlation coefficient. The diagnostic performance of ATI-Pen, ATI-Gen, and the CAP was assessed with receiver operating characteristic curves and an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) analysis. Seventy-two individuals (31 male and 41 female) were enrolled. Correlation coefficients of ATI-Pen, ATI-Gen, and the CAP with the MRI-PDFF were 0.78, 0.83, and 0.58, respectively. The AUROCs of ATI-Pen, ATI-Gen, and the CAP for detecting steatosis (S > 0) were 0.90 (95% confidence interval, 0.81-0.96), 0.92 (0.82-0.98), and 0.85 (0.74-0.92), and the cutoffs were greater than 0.69 dB/cm/MHz, greater than 0.62 dB/cm/MHz, and greater than 273 dB/m. The regression equation between ATI-Pen and ATI-Gen was ATI-Pen = 0.88 ATI-Gen + 0.13. Attenuation Imaging is a reliable tool for detecting liver steatosis, showing an excellent correlation with the MRI-PDFF and high performance with AUROCs of 0.90 or higher. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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Giovanna Ferraioli, Laura Maiocchi, Giovanni Savietto, Carmine Tinelli, Mara Nichetti, Mariangela Rondanelli, Fabrizio Calliada, Lorenzo Preda, Carlo Filice. Performance of the Attenuation Imaging Technology in the Detection of Liver Steatosis. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2021 Jul;40(7):1325-1332

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PMID: 32960457

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