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Ultrasound and Point Shear Wave Elastography in Livers of Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Mjelle, Anders Batman Mulabecirovic, Anesa Hausken, Trygve Havre, Roald Flesland Gilja, Odd Helge Vesterhus, Mette |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Point shear wave elastography (pSWE) is an ultrasound-based method for non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis. The objective of this study was to explore liver pSWE in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) for assessment of fibrosis. Fifty-five non-transplant patients with PSC (38 males, 17 females; mean age: 46.4 y) were included and compared with 24 matched controls. Median (range) PSC duration was 8.1 (0–33) y. Ultrasonographic scanning followed by liver stiffness measurement by pSWE was performed using a conventional ultrasound system (Philips iU22). Signs of liver fibrosis on B-mode were identified in 21 patients (38%). Splenomegaly was found in 19 patients (35%) and ascites in two patients (4%). Successful pSWE measurements were achieved in the right liver lobe of all individuals and in the left liver lobe of 36 patients (65.5%). PSC patients had significantly higher median shear wave velocity (SWV) than controls in the right liver (median [range] SWV 1.26 [0.73–2.57] m/s vs. 1.09 [0.88–1.25] m/s, p < 0.001). SWV measured in the left liver lobe and spleen did not differ between PSC patients and controls. Our findings indicate that PSC patients have increased median SWV, indicating more fibrosis compared with controls; however, a wide range of SWV values were obtained among PSC patients, possibly reflecting the various stages in disease development. |
| Related Links | https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/82729129.pdf http://www.umbjournal.org/article/S0301562916300539/pdf |
| Ending Page | 2155 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 2146 |
| ISSN | 03015629 |
| e-ISSN | 1879291X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2016.04.016 |
| Journal | Ultrasound in medicine & biology |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2016-06-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Gastroenterology and Hepatology Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Point Shear Wave Elastography |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Acoustics and Ultrasonics Biophysics Radiological and Ultrasound Technology |
