Critical comparison of elastography methods to assess chronic liver disease
Staging of liver fibrosis and diagnosis, or exclusion, of early compensated liver cirrhosis are
important in the treatment decisions and surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease …
important in the treatment decisions and surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease …
Review of ultrasound image guidance in external beam radiotherapy part II: intra-fraction motion management and novel applications
T O'Shea, J Bamber, D Fontanarosa… - Physics in medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Imaging has become an essential tool in modern radiotherapy (RT), being used to plan dose
delivery prior to treatment and verify target position before and during treatment. Ultrasound …
delivery prior to treatment and verify target position before and during treatment. Ultrasound …
Ultrasound shear wave elastography for liver disease. A critical appraisal of the many actors on the stage
F Piscaglia, V Salvatore, L Mulazzani… - Ultraschall in der …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
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 …
ultrasound shear wave elastography modality in their equipment for the assessment of …
In vivo measurement of brain tumor elasticity using intraoperative shear wave elastography
D Chauvet, M Imbault, L Capelle… - Ultraschall in der …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Purpose: Objective Shear wave elastography (SWE) enabled living tissue assessment of
stiffness. This is routinely used for breast, thyroid and liver diseases, but there is currently no …
stiffness. This is routinely used for breast, thyroid and liver diseases, but there is currently no …
New magnetic resonance imaging index for renal fibrosis assessment: a comparison between diffusion-weighted imaging and T1 mapping with histological validation
I Friedli, LA Crowe, L Berchtold, S Moll, K Hadaya… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A need exists to noninvasively assess renal interstitial fibrosis, a common process to all
kidney diseases and predictive of renal prognosis. In this translational study, Magnetic …
kidney diseases and predictive of renal prognosis. In this translational study, Magnetic …
Elastography assessment of liver fibrosis: society of radiologists in ultrasound consensus conference statement
RG Barr, G Ferraioli, ML Palmeri… - Ultrasound …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
METHODS AND CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS The comoderators of the conference
(RGB and DL) designed the schedule for the consensus conference and invited the …
(RGB and DL) designed the schedule for the consensus conference and invited the …
[PDF][PDF] Introduction to ultrasound elastography
A Nowicki, K Dobruch-Sobczak - Journal of ultrasonography, 2016 - sciendo.com
For centuries tissue palpation has been an important diagnostic tool. During palpation,
tumors are felt as tissues harder than the surrounding tissues. The significance of palpation …
tumors are felt as tissues harder than the surrounding tissues. The significance of palpation …
Breast lesions: quantitative diagnosis using ultrasound shear wave elastography—a systematic review and meta-analysis
B Liu, Y Zheng, G Huang, M Lin, Q Shan, Y Lu… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this meta-analysis was to estimate the diagnostic performance of shear wave
elastography (SWE) in differentiating malignant from benign breast lesions. A literature …
elastography (SWE) in differentiating malignant from benign breast lesions. A literature …
Evaluation of healthy muscle tissue by strain and shear wave elastography–Dependency on depth and ROI position in relation to underlying bone
C Ewertsen, JF Carlsen, IR Christiansen, JA Jensen… - Ultrasonics, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of depth and underlying bone
on strain ratios and shear wave speeds for three different muscles in healthy volunteers. For …
on strain ratios and shear wave speeds for three different muscles in healthy volunteers. For …
Transient elastography-based liver stiffness age-dependently increases in children
D Tokuhara, Y Cho, H Shintaku - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Pediatric use of liver transient elastography (TE) is attractive for its
non-invasiveness, but reference values have not been established. We aimed to determine …
non-invasiveness, but reference values have not been established. We aimed to determine …