ArticleJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2019
A comparative study of shear wave elastography in the evaluation of undescended and retractile testes in a pediatric population.
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- Diagnostic role of gray-scale and shear-wave elastography in pediatric patients with undescended testes: a prospective controlled study.Journal of ultrasonography · 2024Article
- Artificial Intelligence in Andrology: From Semen Analysis to Image Diagnostics.The world journal of men's health · 2024Review
- Testicular Evaluation Using Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in Patients with Varicocele.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- Elastography in the Urological Practice: Urinary and Male Genital Tract, Prostate Excluded-Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Application of real-time shear wave elastography in the assessment of male infertility.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the diagnostic value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the evaluation of undescended and retractile testes (RT) in a pediatric population.
methodsWe prospectively evaluated a total of 37 undescended testes (UDT), 15 RT, and 56 normal testes using SWE. The stiffness values were recorded for speed (m/s) and elasticity (kPa), and the mean stiffness values of groups were compared with each other.
resultsThe mean stiffness values of the UDT (13.80 ± 4.14 kPa, 2.14 ± 0.29 m/s) were higher than the mean SWE values of the normal testes (7.44 ± 2.11 kPa, 1.57 ± 0.21 m/s) (p < 0.0001). The mean stiffness values of the RT (9.64 ± 3.71 kPa, 1.75 ± 0.35 m/s) exceeded those of the normal testes (p = 0.004 for elasticity and p = 0.02 for speed). The mean stiffness value of the UDT was higher than the retractile ones (p < 0.0001 for elasticity and speed).
conclusionThe higher stiffness values of the UDT and the RT compared to normal testes are likely reflective of underlying pathological alterations; hence, we suggest that SWE might serve as a valuable adjunct for the management of UDT and RT by assessing and monitoring ultrastructural changes.
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