In diffuse liver disease, it is extremely important to make an accurate diagnosis of liver
fibrosis prior to determining indications for therapy or predicting treatment outcome and …

Abstract The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology has produced these
guidelines for the use of elastography techniques in liver diseases. For each available …

According to the increasing need for accurate staging of hepatic fibrosis, the ultrasound (US)
elastography techniques have evolved significantly over the past two decades. Currently …

Abstract Recently the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology Guidelines and Recommendations have been published assessing the clinical use …

Abstract The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) has
produced these guidelines for the use of elastography techniques in liver disease. For each …

Nowadays, shear wave elastographic techniques have brought a substantial reduction of
liver biopsies performed to stage liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis. The …

This review illustrates the state of the art clinical applications and the future perspectives of
ultrasound elastographic methods for the evaluation of chronic liver diseases, including the …

Ultrasound elastography is perhaps the most important breakthrough in the evolution of
ultrasonography in the last 15 years. Since transient elastography was introduced, many …

Accurate assessment of the degree of liver fibrosis is important for estimating prognosis and
deciding on an appropriate course of treatment for cases of chronic liver disease (CLD) with …

Chronic diffuse liver disease is a world-wide problem. Any disease that incites liver
inflammation can lead to fibrosis, which can progress to cirrhosis. Major causes are hepatitis …