| Literature DB >> 23891139 |
Fabio Piscaglia1, Sara Marinelli2, Simona Bota3, Carla Serra4, Laura Venerandi5, Simona Leoni6, Veronica Salvatore7.
Abstract
This review illustrates the state of the art clinical applications and the future perspectives of ultrasound elastographic methods for the evaluation of chronic liver diseases, including the most widely used and validated technique, transient elastography, followed by shear wave elastography and strain imaging elastography. Liver ultrasound elastography allows the non-invasive evaluation of liver stiffness, providing information regarding the stage of fibrosis, comparable to liver biopsy which is still considered the gold standard; in this way, it can help physicians in managing patients, including the decision as to when to start antiviral treatment. The characterization of focal liver lesions and the prognostic role of the elastographic technique in the prediction of complications of cirrhosis are still under investigation.Entities:
Keywords: Cirrhosis; Diagnosis; Fibrosis; Portal hypertension; Viral hepatitis
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Year: 2013 PMID： 23891139 DOI： 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.06.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Radiol ISSN： 0720-048X Impact factor: 3.528