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Vol. 60. Issue 3.
Pages 183-189 (May - June 2018)
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Vol. 60. Issue 3.
Pages 183-189 (May - June 2018)
Update in Radiology
Liver elastography: What it is, how it is done, and how it is interpreted
Elastografía hepática: ¿qué es, cómo se hace y cómo se interpreta?
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V. Murad Gutiérrez
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, J.A. Romero Enciso
Departamento de Radiología e Imágenes Diagnósticas, Hospital Universitario de la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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Table 1. Possible sources of variability in elastography procedures.
Table 2. Consensus recommendations established by the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound for the interpretation of shear wave elastograhy findings.
Table 3. Risk categories for clinically significant fibrosis based on the elastography findings, the clinical setting, and the intervention suggested.
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Liver elastography is a noninvasive method for diagnosing fibrosis that has been developed over the last decade in response to the limitations of liver biopsies, blood markers, and traditional imaging modalities. There are different methods of measuring tissue stiffness through ultrasound; thus far, shear wave elastography has proven superior for diagnosing clinically significant liver fibrosis, where early detection modifies the approach to treatment and improves prognosis.

This article aims to provide a brief review of the different methods for performing elastography with ultrasound, focusing especially on shear wave elastography and on technical aspects for carrying out the procedure and key points for interpreting the findings.

Keywords:
Ultrasound elastography
Liver
Hepatic fibrosis
Metavir
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La elastografía hepática representa un método no invasivo de uso actual para el diagnóstico de fibrosis desarrollado a partir de las limitaciones encontradas con la biopsia hepática, los marcadores serológicos y las modalidades de imagen tradicionales durante la última década. Existen diferentes métodos de elastografía por ultrasonido, de los cuales hasta el momento la elastografía por ondas de choque ha demostrado superioridad para el diagnóstico de fibrosis clínicamente significativa, en la que la detección temprana de la enfermedad modifica el tratamiento y mejora el pronóstico. Se pretende realizar una corta revisión de los diferentes métodos de elastografía mediante ultrasonido, haciendo énfasis en la elastografía por ondas de choque, así como los aspectos técnicos para su realización y los puntos clave para su interpretación.

Palabras clave:
Elastografía por ultrasonido
Hígado
Fibrosis hepática
Metavir

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