English | 2024 | PDF | 74 MB | 258 Pages
Giovanna Ferraioli, Richard Barr, 9780323874793, 978-0323874793, 978-0-323-87479-3, 0323874797, 0323874843, 9780323874847, 978-0323874847, B0BQ2XSCF4
For those who treat and diagnose liver
disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians,
hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict
protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential.
Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease
offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition
from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical
questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best
characterize your patients’ liver disease, how to deal with the
limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask—and not to
ask—of your devices and software.
- Presents
an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver
disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and
protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver
stiffness values.
- Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks.
- Reviews
the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal
liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat
quantification and dispersion.