Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	23245
Country	Italy

Received	2015-11-02 08:34
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Ultrasound elastographic techniques in focal liver lesions
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Clara Benedetta Conti, Federica Cavalcoli, Mirella Fraquelli, Dario Conte and Sara Massironi
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Corresponding Author	Sara Massironi, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza, 35, 20122 Milan, Italy. sara.massironi@policlinico.mi.it
Key Words	Focal liver lesions; Acoustic radiation force imaging; Transient elastography; Elastographic techniques; Shear wave imaging
Core Tip	Elastography is a new ultrasound technique that allows the non-invasive assessment of tissue stiffness. Some elastographic techniques have already been validated and are widely used to evaluate liver stiffness in order to assess hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Elastography is also useful in the diagnosis and characterization of different solid tumors. Considering that only a few studies have so far focused on the role of elastography in the evaluation of focal liver lesions, the present review aims to evaluate the role of real-time sonoelastography, strain elastography and ultrasound-based elastrographic techniques in the differential diagnosis and characterization of focal liver lesions.
Publish Date	2016-03-02 13:35
Citation	Conti CB, Cavalcoli F, Fraquelli M, Conte D, Massironi S. Ultrasound elastographic techniques in focal liver lesions. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(9): 2647-2656
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i9/2647.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2647

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