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It is difficult to predict the outcomes in patients with ALF using existing prognostic models. We aimed to analyze hepatic perfusion using contrast\u2010enhanced ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound in patients with ALF and investigate its utility as a prognostic biomarker.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Approach and Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this prospective observational study, 208 patients with acute liver injury\/ALF were enrolled from 2015 to 2019. We evaluated 50 consecutive patients with ALF with Doppler ultrasound and contrast\u2010enhanced ultrasound performed on admission. The cases were divided into the following two groups: survivors (recovered without surgical intervention) and nonsurvivors (died of ALF or underwent liver transplantation). The time to peak and peak intensity of hepatic artery, portal vein, hepatic vein, and liver parenchyma were calculated using the time\u2010intensity curve analysis. The hepatic artery (HA) resistive index was calculated using the fast Fourier transform analysis of Doppler ultrasound. The time interval (TI) between the time to peak of HA and liver parenchyma (LP) was significantly shorter in the nonsurvivors than in the survivors (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001). The area under the receiver operating curve values for TI (HA, LP), Japanese scoring system, HE prediction model, Model for End\u2010Stage Liver Disease score, and King\u2019s College Hospital criteria for the prediction of poor prognosis were 0.953, 0.914, 0.861, 0.816, and 0.731, respectively. The most appropriate cutoff value of TI (HA, LP) was 6.897\u00a0seconds; the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values were 94.4%, 90.6%, 85.0%, and 96.7%, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>TI (HA, LP) accurately predicts the outcome in patients with ALF and may be useful in clinical decision making.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hep.31615","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,5]],"date-time":"2020-11-05T11:57:45Z","timestamp":1604577465000},"page":"2455-2467","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Contrast\u2010Enhanced Ultrasonography\u2013Based Hepatic Perfusion for Early Prediction of Prognosis in Acute Liver Failure"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"73","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1471-1087","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hidekatsu","family":"Kuroda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tamami","family":"Abe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yudai","family":"Fujiwara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tomoaki","family":"Nagasawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2335-340X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yuji","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9627-138X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Keisuke","family":"Kakisaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1729-1540","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yasuhiro","family":"Takikawa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hepatology,Department of Internal Medicine,Iwate Medical University,Yahaba\u2010cho,Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"hep31615-bib-0001-20250824","first-page":"282","article-title":"The management of fulminant hepatic failure","volume":"3","year":"1970","journal-title":"Prog Liver Dis"},{"key":"hep31615-bib-0002-20250824","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1047","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhep.2016.12.003","article-title":"EASL Clinical Practical Guidelines on the management of acute (fulminant) liver failure","volume":"66","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Hepatol"},{"issue":"Suppl. 1","key":"hep31615-bib-0003-20250824","first-page":"S14","article-title":"Clinical epidemiology of fulminant hepatitis in Japan","volume":"38","year":"2008","journal-title":"Hepatol Res"},{"key":"hep31615-bib-0004-20250824","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"97","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1872-034X.2012.01105.x","article-title":"Etiology and prognosis of fulminant hepatitis and late\u2010onset hepatic failure in Japan: summary of the annual nationwide survey between 2004 and 2009","volume":"43","year":"2013","journal-title":"Hepatol Res"},{"key":"hep31615-bib-0005-20250824","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"74","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhep.2013.02.010","article-title":"Lessons from look\u2010back in acute liver failure? 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