Ultrasonography.  2020 Jan;39(1):3-10. 10.14366/usg.19031.

Clinical utilization of shear wave dispersion imaging in diffuse liver disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, International University of Health and Welfare, Sanno Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
  • 3Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan

Abstract

Shear wave (SW) dispersion imaging is a newly developed imaging technology for assessing the dispersion slope of SWs, which is related to tissue viscosity in diffuse liver disease. Our preclinical and preliminary clinical studies have shown that SW speed is more useful than dispersion slope for predicting the degree of fibrosis and that dispersion slope is more useful than SW speed for predicting the degree of necroinflammation. Thus, dispersion slope, which reflects viscosity, may provide additional pathophysiological insight into diffuse liver disease.

Keyword

Ultrasonography; Elasticity; Viscosity; Dispersion; Shear wave elastography; Liver
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