Clinical applications of sonoelastography.
This review provides an overview of the current and potential clinical applications of sonoelastography, and describes the central principles that provide clinical applications. Areas covered: The clinical use of sonoelastography that is reviewed includes liver fibrosis, breast mass evaluation, thyroid nodule evaluation, detection and quantification of head/neck lymphedema. Other topics discussed include application for tendens, prostate, and salivary gland. A systematic literature search was done using PubMed database and the results were grouped according to the clinical applications. Expert commentary: This review highlights the clinical application of sonoelastography for breast, thyroid, and lymph nodes as well as the evaluation of lymphedema.
a Vanderbilt University School of Medicine , Nashville , TN , USA.
Shuai
S
Yuan
b Department of Radiology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
Meaghan
M
Magarik
c Radiology and Women's Health Care, Philips Healthcare , Bothell , WA , USA.
Amy M
AM
Lex
b Department of Radiology , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , TN , USA.
Arthur C
AC
Fleischer
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004194:Disease; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009928:Organ Specificity
Sonoelastography; breast masses; cervical evaluation; liver fibrosis; lymphedema; prostate masses; skin cancer; tendinopathy; thyroid masses