Ultrasound elastography: the new frontier in direct measurement of muscle stiffness
The use of brightness-mode ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound in physical medicine and
rehabilitation has increased dramatically. The continuing evolution of ultrasound technology …
rehabilitation has increased dramatically. The continuing evolution of ultrasound technology …
Shear wave elastography for evaluation of liver fibrosis
G Ferraioli, P Parekh, AB Levitov… - Journal of Ultrasound in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The prognosis and management of chronic viral hepatitis mainly depend on the extent of
liver fibrosis, particularly in chronic hepatitis C. Liver histologic analysis is still considered …
liver fibrosis, particularly in chronic hepatitis C. Liver histologic analysis is still considered …
Intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound for brain tumor surgery
F Prada, A Perin, A Martegani, L Aiani, L Solbiati… - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a dynamic and continuous
modality that offers a real-time, direct view of vascularization patterns and tissue resistance …
modality that offers a real-time, direct view of vascularization patterns and tissue resistance …
Ultrasound in chronic liver disease
JF Gerstenmaier, RN Gibson - Insights into imaging, 2014 - Springer
Background With the high prevalence of diffuse liver disease there is a strong clinical need
for noninvasive detection and grading of fibrosis and steatosis as well as detection of …
for noninvasive detection and grading of fibrosis and steatosis as well as detection of …
[HTML][HTML] Principles and clinical application of ultrasound elastography for diffuse liver disease
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 …
deciding on an appropriate course of treatment for cases of chronic liver disease (CLD) with …
[HTML][HTML] Non invasive tools for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis (LC), the end stage of many forms of chronic hepatitis of different etiologies is
a diffuse process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture …
a diffuse process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture …
Diagnostic performance of shear wave elastography in the identification of malignant thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis
P Lin, M Chen, B Liu, S Wang, X Li - European radiology, 2014 - Springer
Objective This meta-analysis aimed to assess the performance of shear wave elastography
(SWE) in the identification of malignant thyroid nodules. Methods Web of Science, Scopus …
(SWE) in the identification of malignant thyroid nodules. Methods Web of Science, Scopus …
[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound elastography for thyroid nodules: recent advances
JY Kwak, EK Kim - Ultrasonography, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ultrasonography (US)-based elastography has been introduced as a noninvasive technique
for evaluating thyroid nodules that encompasses a variety of approaches such as …
for evaluating thyroid nodules that encompasses a variety of approaches such as …
Diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional shear wave elastography for the non-invasive staging of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B: a cohort study with internal …
J Zeng, GJ Liu, ZP Huang, J Zheng, T Wu, RQ Zheng… - European …, 2014 - Springer
Objectives To determine the accuracy of two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-
SWE) for noninvasive staging of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods …
SWE) for noninvasive staging of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Methods …
Comparison of strain and shear wave elastography for the differentiation of benign from malignant breast lesions, combined with B-mode ultrasonography: qualitative …
JH Youk, EJ Son, HM Gweon, H Kim, YJ Park… - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Our aim was to compare the diagnostic performance of strain elastography (SE) and shear-
wave elastography (SWE), combined with B-mode ultrasonography (US), in breast cancer …
wave elastography (SWE), combined with B-mode ultrasonography (US), in breast cancer …