[HTML][HTML] Liver ultrasound elastography: an update to the world federation for ultrasound in medicine and biology guidelines and recommendations

G Ferraioli, VWS Wong, L Castera, A Berzigotti… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Quantitative elastography methods in liver disease: current evidence and future directions

P Kennedy, M Wagner, L Castéra, CW Hong… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Chronic liver diseases often result in the development of liver fibrosis and ultimately,
cirrhosis. Treatment strategies and prognosis differ greatly depending on the severity of liver …

EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations on the clinical use of liver ultrasound elastography, update 2017 (long version)

CF Dietrich, J Bamber, A Berzigotti… - Ultraschall in der …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use …

Principles of ultrasound elastography

A Ozturk, JR Grajo, M Dhyani, BW Anthony… - Abdominal …, 2018 - Springer
Tissue stiffness has long been known to be a biomarker of tissue pathology. Ultrasound
elastography measures tissue mechanical properties by monitoring the response of tissue to …

Diagnostic value of MRI-PDFF for hepatic steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis

J Gu, S Liu, S Du, Q Zhang, J Xiao, Q Dong, Y Xin - European radiology, 2019 - Springer
Objective To systematically review studies about the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic
resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) in the classification of hepatic …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and early diagnosis of osteoporosis through X-ray and ultrasound based techniques

P Pisani, MD Renna, F Conversano… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective prevention and management of osteoporosis would require suitable methods for
population screenings and early diagnosis. Current clinically-available diagnostic methods …

Prospective comparison of transient, point shear wave, and magnetic resonance elastography for staging liver fibrosis

T Lefebvre, C Wartelle-Bladou, P Wong… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To perform head-to-head comparisons of the feasibility and diagnostic
performance of transient elastography (TE), point shear-wave elastography (pSWE), and …

EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations on the clinical use of liver ultrasound elastography, update 2017 (short version)

CF Dietrich, J Bamber, A Berzigotti… - Ultraschall in der …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use …

Shear-wave dispersion slope from US shear-wave elastography: detection of allograft damage after liver transplantation

DH Lee, JY Lee, JS Bae, NJ Yi, KW Lee, KS Suh… - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Allograft damage (hepatic parenchymal damage) after liver transplant is
associated with the degree of necroinflammation in graft liver. According to a recent animal …

Non-invasive response prediction in prophylactic carvedilol therapy for cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices

HY Kim, YH So, W Kim, DW Ahn, YJ Jung, H Woo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Non-selective beta-blockers (NSBBs) are the mainstay of primary
prophylaxis of esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis. We investigated …