title: Shear wave elastography of the liver - review on normal values.
abstract: Shear wave elastography (SWE) has been developed to non-invasively estimate liver stiffness. Different techniques are available and they are described in detail in the EFSUMB guidelines on elastography. However, there are only a few published studies investigating normal ranges in healthy subjects by comparing different equipment and analysing influencing factors. In the present review, we summarize the impact factors on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using SWE, report its reproducibility, and define normal range tables of LSM in healthy subjects for clinical practice according to the published literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sirli
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferraioli
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Ioan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sporea
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, des Cévennes Clinic, Annonay, France and Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiorean
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Xinwu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzou University, Zhengzfou, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Odd Helge
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Gilja
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, King's College London, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik 2, Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Germany. Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Christoph F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dietrich
mesh_terms: D055119:Elastic Modulus / Q000502:physiology*; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D033081:Shear Strength / Q000502:physiology