ReviewInsights into imaging2016
ARFI: from basic principles to clinical applications in diffuse chronic disease-a review.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparative Assessment of Point Shear Wave Elastography (pSWE) and Two-Dimensional Shear Wave Elastography (2D-SWE) in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Simple Liver Cysts and Liver Hemangiomas.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Mechanical characterization of brain tissue: experimental techniques, human testing considerations, and perspectives.Acta biomaterialia · 2025Review
- Laryngeal and pleural ultrasound and acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in dogs with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ultrasound Assessment of Sarcopenia in Alcoholic Liver Disease.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Methods of muscle spasticity assessment in children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Intersecting Pathways: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Psoriasis Duet-A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- [Ultrasound diagnostics of the liver : Principles and important pathologies].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Ultrasound shear wave elastography for the evaluation of renal pathological changes in adult patients.The British journal of radiology · 2023Review
- The Link between NAFLD and Metabolic Syndrome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Visualizing tactile feedback: an overview of current technologies with a focus on ultrasound elastography.Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Review
- ARFI Elastography in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection-The Sources of Variations.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2022Article
- ARFI elastography of the omentum: feasibility and diagnostic performance in differentiating benign from malignant omental masses.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Diagnostic value of shear wave velocity in polycystic ovarian syndrome.Journal of ultrasonography · 2021Article
- Basic principles and new advances in kidney imaging.Kidney international · 2021Review
- Passive myocardial mechanical properties: meaning, measurement, models.Biophysical reviews · 2021Review
- Technical feasibility and correlations between shear-wave elastography and histology in kidney fibrosis in children.Pediatric radiology · 2021Article
- Focusing light into scattering media with ultrasound-induced field perturbation.Light, science & applications · 2021Article
- On the Relationship between Spatial Coherence and In Situ Pressure for Abdominal Imaging.Ultrasound in medicine & biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
unlabelledThe many factors influencing the shear wave velocity (SWV) measured with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) are examined in order to define the most correct examination technique. In particular, attention is given to the information achieved by experimental models, such as phantoms and animal studies. This review targets the clinical applications of ARFI in the evaluation of chronic diffuse disease, especially of liver and kidneys. The contribution of ARFI to the clinical workout of these patients and some possible perspectives are described. TEACHING POINTS: • Stiffness significantly varies among normal and abnormal biological tissues. • In clinical applications physical, geometrical, anatomical and physiological factors influence the SWV. • Elastographic techniques can quantify fibrosis, which is directly related to stiffness. • ARFI can be useful in chronic diffuse disease of liver and kidney.
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