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Ultrasound Elastography and MR Elastography for Assessing Liver Fibrosis: Part 1, Principles and Techniques

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of ultrasound and MR elastography, including a glossary of relevant terminology, a classification of elastography techniques, and a discussion of their respective strengths and limitations. CONCLUSION: Elastography is an emerging technique for the noninvasive assessment of mechanical tissue properties. These techniques report metrics related to tissue stiffness, such as shear-wave speed, magnitude of the complex shear modulus, and the Young modulus.

Source: American Journal of Roentgenology

DOI: 10.2214/ajr.15.14552

Authors: An Tang, Guy Cloutier, Nikolaus M. Szeverenyi, Claude B. Sirlin

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal, University of California San Diego

Language: English

Topic: Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases