Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) for non-invasive detection of liver fibrosis: examination standards and evaluation of interlobe differences in healthy …

T Karlas, C Pfrepper, J Wiegand… - Scandinavian journal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) is a non-invasive method for the
quantification of liver stiffness. We aimed to develop standards for the measuring procedure …

Non-invasive evaluation of liver fibrosis: a comparison of ultrasound-based transient elastography and MR elastography in patients with viral hepatitis B and C

AE Bohte, A de Niet, L Jansen, S Bipat… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of TE and MRE and establish cutoff levels
and diagnostic strategies for both techniques, enabling selection of patients for liver biopsy …

Transient elastography for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis

V De LéDinghen, J Vergniol - Expert review of medical devices, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Transient elastography (FibroScan®) is a noninvasive method proposed for the assessment
of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver diseases by measuring liver stiffness. It can be …

Real‐time elastography for assessment of uterine disorders

B Stoelinga, WJK Hehenkamp… - … in obstetrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Sonoelastography is an ultrasound‐imaging technique that measures tissue
strain. The aim of this study was to define, in a systematic manner, specific …

Shear wave elastography for liver stiffness measurement in clinical sonographic examinations: evaluation of intraobserver reproducibility, technical failure, and …

JH Yoon, JM Lee, JK Han, BI Cho - Journal of ultrasound in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal minimum number of liver
stiffness measurements on shear wave elastography (SWE) and to evaluate the frequency of …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics in liver stiffness measurements predict outcomes in advanced chronic liver disease

G Semmler, Z Yang, L Fritz, F Köck, BS Hofer, L Balcar… - Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) provide an opportunity to monitor
liver disease progression and regression noninvasively. We aimed to determine the …

Elastography methods for the non-invasive assessment of portal hypertension

D Roccarina, M Rosselli, J Genesca… - Expert review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The gold standard to assess the presence and severity of portal hypertension
remains the hepatic vein pressure gradient, however the recent development of non …

S2k-leitlinie nicht alkoholische Fettlebererkrankungen

E Roeb, HM Steffen, H Bantel… - Zeitschrift für …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Die nicht alkoholische Fettlebererkrankung ist eine Volkserkrankung und Ursache für 10–
20% der Zirrhosen und Formen des hepatozellulären Karzinoms (HCC) in unseren Breiten …

Hepatic fibrosis: evaluation with semiquantitative contrast-enhanced CT

V Varenika, Y Fu, JJ Maher, D Gao, S Kakar… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the feasibility of using contrast material–enhanced computed
tomographic (CT) measurements of hepatic fractional extracellular space (fECS) and …

Transient elastography

VWS Wong, HLY Chan - Journal of gastroenterology and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In clinical practice, it is important to assess the severity of liver fibrosis in patients with
various liver diseases to determine the prognosis, decide treatment, and monitor disease …