ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Real-Time Elastography versus Shear Wave Elastography on Evaluating the Timely Radiofrequency Ablation Effect of Rabbit Liver: A Preliminary Experimental Study.
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- Liver Elastography Methods for Diagnosis of De Novo and Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Real-time control of radiofrequency ablation using three-dimensional ultrasound echo decorrelation imaging in normal and diseasedPhysics in medicine and biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeto evaluate and monitor the timely thermal ablation changes of rabbit liver by using two elastographic methods-real-time elastography (RTE) and shear wave elastography (SWE)-as compared to contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and physical specimens. MATERIALS AND
methods20 ablation zones were created in the livers of 20 rabbits using radiofrequency ablation (RFA). After the ablation, RTE and SWE were used to measure the elastic properties of the twenty ablation zones. The consistency of efficacy evaluation for RTE and SWE measurements was analyzed using the Bland-Altman test. The areas of the thermal ablation zones were also measured and compared according to the images provided by RTE, SWE, CEUS, and gross physical specimen measurement.
resultsRTE and SWE could clearly display the shape of RFA ablation zones within one hour after the ablation. The average elasticity ratio for the ablation zone measured by RTE was 3.41 ± 0.67 (2.23-4.76); the average elasticity value measured by SWE was 50.7 ± 11.3 kPa (33.2-70.4 kPa). The mean areas of the ablation zones measured with RTE, SWE, gross specimen, and CEUS were 1.089 ± 0.199 cm
conclusionRTE and SWE are both able to accurately confirm the range of ablation zones shortly after the ablation for rabbit livers.
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