Ultrasound elastography, as a new imaging technique to obtain information about tissue elasticity, can directly or indirectly reflect the differences of the inner elastic modulus and other mechanical properties in the tissue, and thus clearly display and position pathological changes and identify lesions.
With its rapid development and wide application to clinical practice, ultrasound elastography has become a hot research topic. However, reports are rarely seen at home and abroad about the application of ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. This paper introduces the principles and recent development of ultrasound elastography, its application in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, and the trend of research on its diagnostic value.
Written by:
Gui Q, Xu CH. Are you the author?
Department of Urology/Zhengzhou University Research Institute of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou, Henan 450014, China.
Reference: Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2013 Mar;19(3):274-7.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23700738
Article in Chinese.
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