Acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging in diagnostic ultrasound

JR Doherty, GE Trahey, KR Nightingale… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of ultrasound-based elasticity imaging methods has been the focus of
intense research activity since the mid-1990s. In characterizing the mechanical properties of …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive markers for hepatic fibrosis

A Baranova, P Lal, A Birerdinc, ZM Younossi - BMC gastroenterology, 2011 - Springer
With great advancements in the therapeutic modalities used for the treatment of chronic liver
diseases, the accurate assessment of liver fibrosis is a vital need for successful …

[HTML][HTML] WFUMB guidelines and recommendations for clinical use of ultrasound elastography: Part 3: liver

G Ferraioli, C Filice, L Castera, BI Choi, I Sporea… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] EASL-ALEH Clinical Practice Guidelines: Non-invasive tests for evaluation of liver disease severity and prognosis

European Association for the Study of the Liver - Journal of hepatology, 2015 - Elsevier
Liver fibrosis is part of the structural and functional alterations in most chronic liver diseases.
It is one of the main prognostic factors as the amount of fibrosis is correlated with the risk of …

[PDF][PDF] Magnetic resonance elastography is superior to acoustic radiation force impulse for the diagnosis of fibrosis in patients with biopsy‐proven nonalcoholic fatty …

J Cui, E Heba, C Hernandez, W Haufe, J Hooker… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), an advanced magnetic resonance–based
imaging technique, and acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI), an ultrasound‐based …

Measurement of spleen stiffness by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging identifies cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices

Y Takuma, K Nouso, Y Morimoto, J Tomokuni… - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: We evaluated whether spleen stiffness (SS), measured by acoustic
radiation force impulse imaging, can identify patients who have esophageal varices (EVs); …

Ultrasound elastography and MR elastography for assessing liver fibrosis: part 2, diagnostic performance, confounders, and future directions

A Tang, G Cloutier, NM Szeverenyi… - American journal of …, 2015 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of the article is to review the diagnostic performance of ultra-
sound and MR elastography techniques for detection and staging of liver fibrosis, the main …

The efficiency of acoustic radiation force impulse imaging for the staging of liver fibrosis: a meta-analysis

J Nierhoff, AA Chávez Ortiz, E Herrmann, S Zeuzem… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is an ultrasound-based
elastography method that is integrated into a conventional ultrasound machine. A meta …

Portal hypertension in patients with liver cirrhosis: diagnostic accuracy of spleen stiffness

Y Takuma, K Nouso, Y Morimoto, J Tomokuni… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of spleen stiffness (SS) and liver stiffness (LS) measured
by using acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in the diagnosis of portal hypertension in …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: common pathophysiologic mechanisms

C Saponaro, M Gaggini, A Gastaldelli - Current diabetes reports, 2015 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent risk factor for advanced liver
disease, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence of NAFLD in …