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 …

Grafting is a widely used practice for asexual propagation of fruit trees. Many physiological,
biochemical, and molecular changes occur upon grafting that can influence important …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive disease in the Caucasian
population. Cystic fibrosis-related liver disease (CFLD) is defined as the pathogenesis …

Background Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging is an ultrasound-based
elastography method that has been studied in the staging of hepatic fibrosis, especially in …

Background Novel cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator
therapies (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor—ETI) promise clinically significant and sustained …

Ultrasound elastography including transient elastography (TE), point shear wave
elastography,(pSWE) and two (three)-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) have …

Background Current diagnostic methods for the diagnosis of Cystic fibrosis (CF)-associated
liver disease (CFLD) are non-specific and assessment of disease progression is difficult …

In adults with chronic liver diseases, ultrasound and magnetic resonance shear wave
elastography (SWE) can replace liver biopsy in several clinical scenarios. Several …

Background Complications from liver cirrhosis are a leading cause of death in children with
cystic fibrosis. Identifying children at risk for developing liver cirrhosis and halting its …

Ultrasound elastography (USE) is a modality that in addition to fundamental B-mode,
Doppler, and contrast-enhanced sonography is suitable to make qualitative and quantitative …