Performance evaluation of commercial and non-commercial shear wave elastography implementations for vascular applications

CONCLUSIONS: We observed more variation in SWE values among ultrasound machines and probes in tissue with high stiffness and thin-walled geometry than in low stiffness, homogeneous tissue. Together with a depth-correlation in some machines, where carotid arteries have a fixed location, this calls for caution in interpreting SWE results in clinical practice for vascular applications.PMID:38599075 | DOI:10.1016/j.ultras.2024.107312

Source: Ultrasonics - April 10, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Judith T Pruijssen Floris H B M Schreuder Joyce Wilbers Johannes H A M Kaanders Chris L de Korte Hendrik H G Hansen Source Type: research