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Published in: Abdominal Radiology 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Pictorial Essay

Clinical application of sonoelastography in thyroid, prostate, kidney, pancreas, and deep venous thrombosis

Authors: Arash Anvari, Richard G. Barr, Manish Dhyani, Anthony E. Samir

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 4/2015

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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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Metadata
Title
Clinical application of sonoelastography in thyroid, prostate, kidney, pancreas, and deep venous thrombosis
Authors
Arash Anvari
Richard G. Barr
Manish Dhyani
Anthony E. Samir
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Abdominal Radiology / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0383-2

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