Shear wave elastography imaging for detecting malignant lesions of the liver: a systematic review and pooled meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS:  This meta-analysis indicates that SWE is useful in evaluating the stiffness of liver lesions and in differentiating between malignant and benign lesions. Due to the high sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio, SWE can be considered as a useful complement to conventional ultrasonography. PMID: 28180192 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Ultrasonography - Category: Radiology Tags: Med Ultrason Source Type: research