title: Strain Elastography (SE) for liver fibrosis estimation - which elastic score to calculate?
abstract: Liver fibrosis scoring by liver biopsy has become a rarity in daily practice mainly because many non-invasive methods with similar accuracy have been developed. Among all ultrasound elastography imaging methods, Strain Elastography (SE) is the most widely available. Although SE is a qualitative and semi-quantitative method, there is reliable applicability for liver fibrosis estimation and multiple ways to transform SE into a quantitative method, in order to obtain a fibrosis score. The aim of this review is to briefly introduce all these methods and to offer support in choosing the best estimation method for liver fibrosis, with SE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Mariana M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gersak
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepathology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. monica.lupsor@umfcluj.ro.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lupșor-Platon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepathology "Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor", "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badea
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciurea
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Sorin M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dudea
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index