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January 1, 2022
Liver stiffness measurements can be estimated by multiple techniques. This chapter describes the basic principles of the various methods. The strain elastography techniques are briefly described as the acoustic radiation force imaging (ARFI) technique is n ...
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January 1, 2022
Recognizing and understanding artifacts is critical to performing accurate liver stiffness measurements. Artifacts are very common in liver stiffness measurements. There are several types of artifacts that can occur. Artifacts can occur due to poor acquisi ...
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January 1, 2020
Acoustic radiation force elasticity imaging (ARFI) methods have become a viable clinical option to noninvasively evaluate the stiffness of the liver to evaluate fibrosis stage. Unlike external vibration-based methods such as transient elastography, acousti ...
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January 1, 2015
8.1 Introduction Since ancient Egyptian medicine, manual palpation has been used to detect the size, location, and stiffness of superficial structures within the body [1]. By assessing the elasticity (i.e., stiffness) of structures compared with surroundin ...
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