Shear wave elastography combined with ALBI score enhances prediction of hepatic decompensation in chronic liver disease
Jaejun Lee, Hyun Yang, Si Hyun Bae, Sunhong Yoo, Soon Woo Nam, Jiwoon Yoon, Jung Hyun Kwon, Soon Kyu Lee · 2026
Read Shear wave elastography combined with ALBI score enhances prediction of hepatic decompensation in chronic liver disease by Jaejun Lee, Hyun Yang, Si Hyun Bae, Sunhong Yoo, Soon Woo Nam, Jiwoon Yoon, Jung Hyun Kwon, Soon Kyu Lee (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13594931.txt.
Description
Jaejun Lee and colleagues combined an ultrasound stiffness measure of the liver with a simple blood-based score. The pairing was meant to forecast when chronic liver disease will tip into decompensation. That failure stage is marked by fluid buildup and bleeding. Their two-center study followed 2,759 patients who had shear wave elastography between 2019 and 2025.
Stiffness alone predicted trouble well, with readings above a chosen threshold marking clearly higher risk. The blood score, built from albumin and bilirubin, added independent information rather than duplicating the scan. A blended formula the authors call SALBI beat both parents and a standard severity score in training and test groups. A simple three-tier grouping also separated patients sharply. Their risks of decompensation differed more than sixteen-fold. The authors propose the combined score as a practical clinic tool for deciding who needs closest watching.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jaejun Lee, Hyun Yang, Si Hyun Bae, Sunhong Yoo, Soon Woo Nam, Jiwoon Yoon, Jung Hyun Kwon, Soon Kyu Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44694 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |