Real-time Sonoelastography - a New Application in the
Field of Liver Disease
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Liana Gheorghe, Speranta Iacob, Cristian Gheorghe
Hepatology Department, Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Fundeni Clinical Institute, "Carol Davila" University
of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Ultrasound elastography is a new imaging technique that allows
a noninvasive estimation and imaging of tissue elasticity distribution
within biological tissues using conventional real-time ultrasound
equipment with modified software. Elastography has been reported
to be useful for differentiation and characterization of various
malignant tumors, such as breast, prostate, thyroid, pancreas,
lymph nodes, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, hepatocellular carcinoma
and liver metastasis. Transient and, more recently, real-time
elastography has been proved to be useful for noninvasive assessment
of liver fibrosis in patients with diffuse liver diseases. Elasticity
imaging promises to make an important contribution to ultrasound
practice.
Key words
Real-time sonoelastography - liver tumors - hepatitis.
