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The study aimed to validate a novel quantitative ultrasound (QUS)\u2010derived score, the LIID score, for noninvasive diagnosis of MASH, and to evaluate the performance of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using the same ultrasound platform for detecting fibrotic burden in MASLD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This multicenter study enrolled 438 participants with MASLD who underwent both\n                      <jats:italic>iLivTouch<\/jats:italic>\n                      examination and liver biopsy between November 2018 and December 2024 from 10 hospitals in China. After the exclusion criteria were applied, a total of 410 patients with biopsy\u2010proven MASLD and successful QUS measurements were included to assess the performance of the LIID score.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The LIID score demonstrated an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.71 (95% CI: 0.66\u20130.76) for detecting MASH. A rule\u2010out threshold of 6.0 achieved high sensitivity (89.6%) and negative predictive value (78.2%), whereas a rule\u2010in threshold of 7.8 provided high specificity (88.4%) and positive predictive value (70.5%). LSM showed excellent diagnostic performance for advanced fibrosis (AUROC: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79\u20130.92) and acceptable accuracy for significant fibrosis (AUROC: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.69\u20130.79) and cirrhosis (AUROC: 0.78; 95% CI: 0.61\u20130.95).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The LIID score offers a noninvasive, ultrasound\u2010based approach for identifying MASH. 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