Role of shear wave elastography in characterization of hepatic focal lesions
Abstract Background Elastography is a recently developed diagnostic method that aims to evaluate tissue stiffness. Its utility is based on the fact that pathological tissues are generally stiffer than surrounding healthy tissues which often show up as a hard lesion. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-04-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00178-2 |