Ultrasound Elastography
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Acoustics and Vibrations".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2018) | Viewed by 54203
Special Issue Editor
Interests: elastography; endoscopy; endoscopic ultrasound; contrast enhanced ultrasound; hepatitis; cancer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As Guest Editor I am happy to invite authors from all over the world to contribute original data or review to a Special Issue on "Ultrasound Elastography" in the open access journal Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). High quality papers will be free of charge.
The European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB) published the first elastography guidelines in 2013 (basic principles, clinical applications) and the most current liver update (2017), which has been followed by the elastography guidelines from the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) (basic principles, liver, breast, thyroid and prostate). The comparison between methods, evaluation of portal hypertension and many other questions are still open issues in liver elastography. New elastographic applications are under evaluation and close to being used in clinical practice. Strain imaging has been incorporated into many disciplines and EFSUMB guidelines are under preparation. More research is necessary for improved evidence for clinical applications in daily practice. Please consider submitting your high-quality papers for this Special Issue.
Prof. Christoph F. Dietrich, MBA
EFSUMB President 2013–2015
Guest Editor
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Keywords
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Elastography
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strain
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Liver stiffness
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shear waves
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stiffness
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thyroid
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prostate
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breast
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musculoskeletal
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pancreas
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