General advice in ultrasound based elastography of pediatric patients.

Christoph F Dietrich, Giovanna Ferraioli, Roxana Sirli, Alina Popescu, Ioan Sporea, Cristina Pienar, Christian Kunze, Heike Taut, Simone Schrading, Simona Bota, Dagmar Schreiber-Dietrich, Cheng Fang, Dong Yi

Journal: Medical ultrasonography 2020;21(3):315-326

PMID: 31476212

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Abstract

Ultrasound elastography including transient elastography (TE), point shear wave elastography, (pSWE) and two (three)- dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) have been introduced mainly for the evaluation of the liver. All the techniques are also feasible for the examination of spleen, whereas pSWE and 2D-SWE can be used for the assessment of the pancreas, kidney, gastrointestinal tract and other organs. Strain elastography also plays a role for non-liver applications. The aim of the current report is to highlight unique features and techniques for the elastographic examinations in children and to report initial results in non-liver applications.

Address: Med. Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim. Germany. [email protected].; Giovanna Ferraioli, Department of Clinical Sciences and Infectious Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Medical School University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. [email protected].; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Romania. [email protected].; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Romania.; Pediatrics Department, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Romania. [email protected].; Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Klinik für Radiologie, Abteilung Kinderradiologie, Germany. [email protected].; Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden, Germany. [email protected].; Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie Aachen, Uniklinikum, RWTH Aachen, Germany. [email protected].; Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology and Nephrology and Emergency Medicine, Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria. [email protected].; Med. Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim. Germany.; Department of Radiology. King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.; 10Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

DOI: 10.11152/mu-2063

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MeSH Terms: Brain, Child, Elasticity Imaging Techniques, Gastrointestinal Tract, Humans, Kidney, Liver, Spleen