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 …

Ultrasound-based elastography techniques have received considerable attention in the last
years for the noninvasive assessment of tissue mechanical properties. These techniques …

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 …

Aim of study: The aim of this study was to determine efficiency of the color-coded, real-time
ultrasound elastography for assessing liver stiffness when using conventional ultrasound …

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 …

METHODS AND CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS The comoderators of the conference
(RGB and DL) designed the schedule for the consensus conference and invited the …

Chronic liver disease remains a substantial worldwide problem. Accurate estimation of liver
fibrosis is crucial for determining the stage of the disease, assessing the patient's prognosis …

A reliable, noninvasive marker to help clinicians evaluate hepatic fibrosis is urgently
needed. The liver biopsy, an imperfect gold standard, has recognized limitations including …

In the last 12–18 months nearly all ultrasound manufacturers have arrived to implement
ultrasound shear wave elastography modality in their equipment for the assessment of …

Accurate assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease is necessary to
determine prognosis, monitor disease progression and formulate treatment decisions …