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Two-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography for Kidney Stiffness Assessment

Two-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography for Kidney Stiffness Assessment Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/03/2020 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Two-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography for Kidney Stiffness Assessment Iulia Grosu, MD,* Flaviu Bob, MD, PhD,* Ioan Sporea, MD, PhD,† Alina Popescu, MD, PhD,† Roxana Sirli, MD, PhD,† and Adalbert Schiller, MD, PhD* Conventional renal ultrasound (US) is an essential imag- Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the utility of bidimensional ing method for kidney evaluation ; however, it has failed to be shear-wave elastography for renal assessment and in the prediction of included as a surrogate marker for chronic kidney damage, chronic kidney disease (CKD). due to several drawbacks of the method. Gray-scale US dimen- The study included 92 subjects: 50 healthy volunteers and 42 patients sions depend on the operator's skill and on individual anthro- with different degrees of CKD (mean age, 57.5 ± 13.4; 50% were pometry, whereas cortical echogenicity is a feature that relies female), excluding those undergoing renal replacement therapies, on the adjacent liver and spleen parenchymal traits. obstructive pathology, or renal lithiasis. We performed kidney Elastography is a novel imaging technique that uses a US shear-wave velocity (KSWV) determinations in the midportion of beam to generate a tissue response, which is later measured as the parenchyma http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ultrasound quarterly Wolters Kluwer Health

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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/ultrasound-quarterly by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/03/2020 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Two-Dimensional Shear-Wave Elastography for Kidney Stiffness Assessment Iulia Grosu, MD,* Flaviu Bob, MD, PhD,* Ioan Sporea, MD, PhD,† Alina Popescu, MD, PhD,† Roxana Sirli, MD, PhD,† and Adalbert Schiller, MD, PhD* Conventional renal ultrasound (US) is an essential imag- Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the utility of bidimensional ing method for kidney evaluation ; however, it has failed to be shear-wave elastography for renal assessment and in the prediction of included as a surrogate marker for chronic kidney damage, chronic kidney disease (CKD). due to several drawbacks of the method. Gray-scale US dimen- The study included 92 subjects: 50 healthy volunteers and 42 patients sions depend on the operator's skill and on individual anthro- with different degrees of CKD (mean age, 57.5 ± 13.4; 50% were pometry, whereas cortical echogenicity is a feature that relies female), excluding those undergoing renal replacement therapies, on the adjacent liver and spleen parenchymal traits. obstructive pathology, or renal lithiasis. We performed kidney Elastography is a novel imaging technique that uses a US shear-wave velocity (KSWV) determinations in the midportion of beam to generate a tissue response, which is later measured as the parenchyma

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Ultrasound quarterly – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Jan 1, 2019

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