WFUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography: Part 5. Prostate.

Authors :: Barr RG
Cosgrove D
Brock M
Cantisani V
Correas JM
Postema AW
Salomon G
Tsutsumi M
Xu HX
Dietrich CF
Source :: Ultrasound in medicine & biology [Ultrasound Med Biol] 2017 Jan; Vol. 43 (1), pp. 27-48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Aug 25.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) has produced guidelines for the use of elastography techniques, including basic science, breast, liver and thyroid elastography. Here we present elastography in prostate diseases. For each available technique, procedure, reproducibility, results and limitations are analyzed and recommendations are given. Finally, recommendations are given based on the level of evidence of the published literature and on the WFUMB expert group's consensus. This document has a clinical perspective and is aimed at assessing the usefulness of elastography in the management of prostate diseases.<br /> (Copyright Â© 2016 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Humans
Internationality
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Societies, Medical
Elasticity Imaging Techniques methods
Elasticity Imaging Techniques standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prostate diagnostic imaging
Prostatic Neoplasms diagnostic imaging

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