Journal: Ultrasonography
Article Title: Intra-individual comparison of two-dimensional shear wave elastography techniques using plane wave imaging and the multi-beam technique: are they interchangeable in measuring liver fibrosis?
doi: 10.14366/usg.22135
Figure Lengend Snippet: Two-dimensional shear wave elastography with the plane wave imaging (PWI) technique (A) and the multi-beam (MB) technique (B) generated both a reliability measurement index (RMI) map (left) and stiffness map (right) simultaneously. When a circular region of interest was selected guided by the RMI map, the liver stiffness value was automatically displayed. C. On magnetic resonance (MR) elastography, referring to the T2-weighted image (left), a free-hand region of interest was drawn on the unmasked area of the confidence map (right), excluding large vessels and liver edges. In this patient, the measured liver stiffness values were 16.2 kPa (PWI), 15.4 kPa (MB), and 4.2 kPa (MR elastography, F3), respectively.
Article Snippet: All patients underwent SWE examinations using two techniques from the same US vendor (Samsung Medison): (1) 2D SWE with the PWI technique (RS 85, S-Shearwave Imaging) [ ] and (2) 2D SWE with the MB technique (V8, S-Shearwave Imaging) [ ].
Techniques: Shear, Imaging, Generated