Shear wave liver elastography

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 800 - 807
• Main Author: Barr, Richard G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biopsy; Cirrhosis; Fibrosis; Gastroenterology; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Hepatology; Hypertension; Imaging; Liver; Liver cancer; Liver cirrhosis; Liver diseases; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Radiology; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic testing; Ultrasound; Real-time shear wave elastography; Cirrhosis; Shear wave elastography; Liver stiffness; Point shear wave elastography

Chronic liver disease is a substantial world-wide problem. Its major consequence is increasing deposition of fibrous tissue within the liver leading to the development of cirrhosis with its consequences of portal hypertension, hepatic insufficiency, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The stage of liver f...