With the recent US Food and Drug Administration approval of several ultrasound
elastographic techniques for the evaluation of liver stiffness, additional information can now …

This multidisciplinary update of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound consensus
statement on liver elastography incorporates the large volume of new information available …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ultrasound-based elastography has rapidly replaced the need for liver biopsy in most
patients with chronic liver disease in recent years. The technique is now widely supported by …

Normal liver tissue is soft and pliable. With inflammation, however, many of the cells die and
are replaced by collagenous fibrils and the tissue gets stiffer. The progress is often slow …

Ultrasound elastography, also termed sonoelastography, is being used increasingly in
clinical practice to aid the diagnosis and management of diffuse liver disease. Elastography …