Comparison of diagnostic accuracy and utility of non-invasive tests for clinically significant liver disease in a general population with metabolic dysfunction

Of the 10 investigated NITs, MAF-5 discriminated best between all conditions except cirrhosis, for which the steatosis-associated fibrosis estimator yielded the highest accuracy. The performance of the fibrosis-4 index was poor, implying that referral pathways for significant liver disease in low-prevalence populations can be improved when more accurate NITs such as MAF-5 are employed.