Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	17326
Country	China

Received	2015-03-01 17:52
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-02 15:31
To Make the First Decision	2015-07-13 15:07
Return for Revision	2015-07-17 16:40
Revised	2015-08-04 08:54
Second Decision	2015-09-23 19:46
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-30 08:08
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-10-27 04:50
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Endoscopic ultrasound elastography: Current status and future perspectives
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Xin-Wu Cui, Jian-Min Chang, Quan-Cheng Kan, Liliana Chiorean, Andre Ignee and Christoph F Dietrich
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Christoph F Dietrich, Professor, Sino-German Research Center of Ultrasound in Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Jianshe East Road No. 1, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. christoph.dietrich@ckbm.de
Key Words	Elastography; Endoscopic ultrasound; Characterization; Pancreas; Lymph nodes
Core Tip	Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has played an important role in the diagnosis and management of numerous abdominal and mediastinal diseases. In the present paper, we discuss the current knowledge of EUS elastography, including the technical aspects, its applications in the differentiation between benign and malignant solid pancreatic masses and lymph nodes, and differentiation between normal pancreatic tissues and chronic pancreatitis. Moreover, the emergent indication and future perspectives are also summarized, such as the benefit of EUS elastography in EUS-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy, and its use for characterization of lesions in liver, biliary tract, adrenal glands and gastrointestinal tract.
Publish Date	2015-12-15 12:22
Citation	Cui XW, Chang JM, Kan QC, Chiorean L, Ignee A, Dietrich CF. Endoscopic ultrasound elastography: current status and future perspectives. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(47): 13212-13224
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i47/13212.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13212

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