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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Elastography of the Male Pelvic Region-Perspectives on Malignant Lesions.

Rute Santos, Martina Kastrup Loft, Malene Roland Vils Pedersen

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rute SantosMedical Imaging and Radiotherapy Department, Coimbra Health School, Polytechnic University of Coimbra, 3045-093 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1078-6145
Martina Kastrup LoftDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-3463-8574
Malene Roland Vils PedersenDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, 7100 Vejle, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5167-7968

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasound elastography is widely used to assess tissue stiffness for lesion characterization, including differentiation between benign and malignant lesions. This study focuses on the use of elastography in the male pelvis, including the prostate, testicles, and rectum, by comparing elastography types (shear wave and strain). This article provides a summary of the existing literature on the use of elastography in the male pelvic region and outlines the clinical perspective. Ultrasound elastography is a good technique for evaluating and monitoring lesions in the male pelvic region.

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pelvisshear wave elastographyultrasound

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PMID38928634
PMCPMC11202996

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