What does liver elastography measure? Technical aspects and methodology.
Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino)
; 67(2): 129-140, 2021 06.
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| ID: mdl-33267564
ABSTRACT
Elastography can be thought as an extension of the ancient technique of palpation. After giving a short introduction to the history of elastography, the different technologies that are nowadays available and the physics behind them, the article focuses on the assessment of liver stiffness in patients with diffuse liver disease using shear wave elastography (SWE). Practical advices on how to perform the SWE techniques and on the factors that should be considered for a correct interpretation of the results are given. This paper aimed to provide a practical guide for beginners and advanced clinical users to better understand technical aspects, methodologies and terminology.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Técnicas de Imagem por Elasticidade
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Hepatopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino)
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article