EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography. Part 1: Basic Principles and Technology

J. Bamber; D. Cosgrove; C. F. Dietrich; J. Fromageau; J. Bojunga; F. Calliada; V. Cantisani; J.-M. Correas; M. D’Onofrio; E. E. Drakonaki; M. Fink; M. Friedrich-Rust; O. H. Gilja; R. F. Havre; C. Jenssen; A. S. Klauser; R. Ohlinger; A. Saftoiu; F. Schaefer; I. Sporea; F. Piscaglia

doi:10.1055/s-0033-1335205

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Table of Contents

Ultraschall Med 2013; 34(2): 169-184
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1335205

Guideline

EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography. Part 1: Basic Principles and Technology

Authors

J. Bamber

¹The Joint Department of Physics, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, UK
D. Cosgrove

²Div. of Radiology, Imperial and Kings Colleges, London, UK
C. F. Dietrich

³Div. Gastroenterology & Oncology, Caritas Krankenhaus, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
J. Fromageau

¹The Joint Department of Physics, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, UK
J. Bojunga

⁴Department of Internal Medicine I, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
F. Calliada

⁵Div. of Radiology, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo, Italy
V. Cantisani

⁶Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Policlinico Umberto I, Univ. Sapienza, Rome, Italy
J.-M. Correas

⁷Adult Radiology, Paris Descartes University & Necker University Hospital, France, Institut Langevin – Ondes et Images ESPCI Paris Tech, CNRS UMR 7587 INSERM U 979
M. D’Onofrio

⁸Department of Radiology, GB Rossi University Hospital, University of Verona, Italy
E. E. Drakonaki

⁹Radiologist, University Hospital Heraklion, Crete, Greece
M. Fink

¹⁰Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie de la Ville de Paris, France
M. Friedrich-Rust

¹¹Department of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany
O. H. Gilja

¹²National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway
R. F. Havre

¹³National Centre for Ultrasound in Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
C. Jenssen

¹⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland, Strassberg, Germany
A. S. Klauser

¹⁵Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
R. Ohlinger

¹⁶Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Breast unit, University Greifswald, Germany
A. Saftoiu

¹⁷Department of Gastroenterology, Research Center of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania
F. Schaefer

¹⁸Unit of Breast Imaging and Interventions, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Germany
I. Sporea

¹⁹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babeş” Timişoara, Romania
F. Piscaglia

²⁰Div. Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna Italy

Abstract

The technical part of these Guidelines and Recommendations, produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, provides an introduction to the physical principles and technology on which all forms of current commercially available ultrasound elastography are based. A difference in shear modulus is the common underlying physical mechanism that provides tissue contrast in all elastograms. The relationship between the alternative technologies is considered in terms of the method used to take advantage of this. The practical advantages and disadvantages associated with each of the techniques are described, and guidance is provided on optimisation of scanning technique, image display, image interpretation and some of the known image artefacts.

Zusammenfassung

Der technische Teil dieser Leitlinien und Empfehlungen, der unter der Federführung der EFSUMB entstanden ist, enthält eine Einleitung zu allen physikalischen Grundlagen und Methoden der aktuell kommerziell erhältlichen Ultraschall-Elastografie-Technologien. Unterschiede in der Schersteifigkeit sind der wesentliche physikalische Mechanismus, dem der Gewebekontrast in allen Elastogrammen zu Grunde liegt. Die Beziehung zu alternativen Technologien wird und die Vorteile der angewandten Methode herausgearbeitet. Die praktischen Vorteile und Nachteile jeder Technik werden beschrieben und Empfehlungen zur Optimierung der Scantechnik, der Bildqualität und der Bildinterpretation gegeben, ebenso werden einige der bekannten Artefakte dargestellt.

Key words

elastography - elasticity - radiation force - shear wave - stiffness - shear modulus - strain - transient - ultrasonography

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