Ultrasound-based liver elastography in the assessment of fibrosis

C Fang; A Lim; P S Sidhu

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2020.01.005

Ultrasound-based liver elastography in the assessment of fibrosis

Clin Radiol. 2020 Nov;75(11):822-831. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.01.005. Epub 2020 Feb 15.

Authors

C Fang¹, A Lim², P S Sidhu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: chengfang@nhs.net.
² Department of Radiology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

PMID: 32067699
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.01.005

Abstract

Ultrasound-based elastography has rapidly replaced the need for liver biopsy in most patients with chronic liver disease in recent years. The technique is now widely supported by many manufacturers. This review will introduce various current ultrasound-based elastography techniques, review the physics and scanning techniques, discuss potential cofounding factors as well as summarising the evidence for its use in staging liver fibrosis using shear-wave elastography among different disease aetiologies. Future challenges and directions will be also be discussed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Elasticity Imaging Techniques* / methods
Humans
Liver / diagnostic imaging
Liver / pathology
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnostic imaging*
Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
Ultrasonography / methods*