Clinical application of sonoelastography in thyroid, prostate, kidney, pancreas, and deep venous thrombosis.
Abdom Imaging
; 40(4): 709-22, 2015 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25750099
ABSTRACT
This article reviews the clinical applications of current ultrasound elastography methods in non-hepatic conditions including thyroid nodules, prostate cancer, chronic kidney disease, solid renal lesions, pancreatic lesions, and deep vein thrombosis. Pathophysiology alters tissue mechanical properties via ultrastructural changes including fibrosis, increased cellularity, bleeding, and necrosis, creating a target biomarker, which can be imaged qualitatively or quantitatively with US elastography. US elastography methods can add information to conventional US methods and improve the diagnostic performance of conventional US in a range of disease processes.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Neoplasias da Próstata
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Nódulo da Glândula Tireoide
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Trombose Venosa
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Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade
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Nefropatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Abdom Imaging
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos