Liu J, et al. - The value of acoustic structure quantification (ASQ) technology was comparatively assessed to point shear wave speed measurement (PSWSM) imaging technology for analysis of liver fibrosis stage in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and healthy control patients who underwent ASQ and PSWSM examinations. A good association was reported between liver fibrosis stages with the integrative indicators and shear wave speed (SWS). For analysis of liver fibrosis in patients with CHB, both ASQ and PSWSM were shown to be promising ultrasonic methods. PSWSM appeared to be more valuable in the detection of mild liver fibrosis (F ≥ 1) and cirrhosis (F = 4) compared to ASQ. An improvement was also achieved in the accuracy of diagnosing severe liver fibrosis (F ≥ 3) through the combination of PSWSM and ASQ.