For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients’ liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask—and not to ask—of your devices and software.
Presents an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver stiffness values.
Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks.
Reviews the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat quantification and dispersion.
1. 1. Introduction - p. x 2. 2. Conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease - p. 6 3. 3. Liver stiffness measurement techniques: Basics - p. 24 4. 4. Protocols for liver stiffness acquisition - p. 31 5. 5. Tips and tricks for liver stiffness evaluation - p. 68 6. 6. Artifacts in liver stiffness evaluation - p. 80 7. 7. Staging liver fibrosis with shear wave elastography - p. 94 8. 8. The role of ultrasound in portal hypertension - p. 124 9. 9. Liver stiffness beyond the staging of liver fibrosis - p. 152 10. 10. Liver shear wave elastography: Guidelines - p. 164 11. 11. Noninvasive assessment of liver steatosis with ultrasound techniques - p. 176 12. 12. Shear wave dispersion - p. 198 13. 13. Focal liver lesions in the setting of chronic liver disease - p. 212 14. 14. Conclusions (multiparametric ultrasound for the work-up of chronic liver disease) - p. 236 15. Index - p. 243
For those who treat and diagnose liver disease, whether radiologists, emergency medical physicians, hepatologists, or sonographers, a clear understanding of the strict protocol needed to obtain accurate measurements is essential. Multiparametric Ultrasound for the Assessment of Diffuse Liver Disease offers a practical approach to liver shear wave elastography acquisition from globally recognized leaders in the field. It answers critical questions such as how to use each of the current techniques to best characterize your patients’ liver disease, how to deal with the limitations of each of these techniques, and what to ask—and not to ask—of your devices and software.
Presents an overview of conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease and portal hypertension, and presents the basic concepts and protocols needed to measure liver stiffness and interpret liver stiffness values.
Details clinical applications, artifacts, and guidelines of liver ultrasound elastography, including tips and tricks.
Reviews the latest ultrasound techniques to assess liver steatosis and focal liver lesions, as well as the uses of new technologies of fat quantification and dispersion.
1. 1. Introduction - p. x 2. 2. Conventional ultrasound findings in chronic liver disease - p. 6 3. 3. Liver stiffness measurement techniques: Basics - p. 24 4. 4. Protocols for liver stiffness acquisition - p. 31 5. 5. Tips and tricks for liver stiffness evaluation - p. 68 6. 6. Artifacts in liver stiffness evaluation - p. 80 7. 7. Staging liver fibrosis with shear wave elastography - p. 94 8. 8. The role of ultrasound in portal hypertension - p. 124 9. 9. Liver stiffness beyond the staging of liver fibrosis - p. 152 10. 10. Liver shear wave elastography: Guidelines - p. 164 11. 11. Noninvasive assessment of liver steatosis with ultrasound techniques - p. 176 12. 12. Shear wave dispersion - p. 198 13. 13. Focal liver lesions in the setting of chronic liver disease - p. 212 14. 14. Conclusions (multiparametric ultrasound for the work-up of chronic liver disease) - p. 236 15. Index - p. 243
