Ultrasound Elastography Technologies: New ThinkingClinical educational materials about ultrasound elastography

Elastography is often used as a general term to describe any technology that uses force displacement to visualize or measure tissue strain, elasticity, or stiffness. As with any emerging technology, first-generation ultrasound elastography tools have provided the foundation for a more sophisticated class of innovations. Advanced ARFI and shear-wave ultrasound elastography technologies may offer advantages that were not possible with noninvasive tissue stiffness analysis until now.

 

Ultrasound elastography educational materials for clinicians
Siemens Ultrasound is launching a new educational opportunity for clinicians about advanced elastography ultrasound technologies. Participants will receive:

  • Educational videos about elastography ARFI and shear-wave ultrasound in clinical use
  • Downloadable content from experts on elastography technologies and liver health
  • A peer-reviewed study from The British Journal of Radiology 

ARFI elastography imaging
Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography or ARFI elastography sends a “push pulse” through tissue to displace the tissue. The tissue displacement is monitored to show relative stiffness. The ARFI push pulse is not dependent on the user and provides reproducible data as well as a reliable image of relative tissue stiffness.


Shear wave-based elastography
When an ARFI push pulse is sent through tissue, the pulse generates lateral shear waves in the tissue. The speed of the shear waves varies depending on tissue stiffness and can be measured as part of a complementary elastography technique. Together, ARFI and shear wave detection offer precise and reproducible quantification as well as visualization of tissue stiffness.


Transient elastography
So-called “transient” elastography uses a mechanical or vibrating punch-like motion to generate shear waves. Transient elastography, like ARFI elastography, is not dependent on the user to provide compression and provides reproducible data. However, it is currently specialized for measuring the stiffness of liver tissues and not for imaging.

Watch the ARFI elastography video

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