Methotrexate does not increase the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: assessment by ultrasound elastography (ARFI-MetRA study)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00296-021-04804-8
Abstract: Only limited data are available on the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on long-term methotrexate treatment. To assess the risk of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate,… read more here.
Keywords: fibrosis; arfi; liver fibrosis; risk liver ... See more keywords
Can acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) accurately diagnose renal masses?
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021500
Abstract: Abstract Background: Renal masses are increasingly being discovered because of the wide accessibility of modern high resolution imaging procedures. Previous clinical studies have reported that acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) is used for diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: arfi; renal masses; acoustic radiation; force impulse ... See more keywords
The role of ARFI elastography to evaluate microstructrual changes of patients with testicular microlithiasis
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DOI: 10.1177/0284185118764213
Abstract: Background Testicular microlithiasis (TML) is thought to cause microstructural changes in the parenchyma of the testis, but it is difficult to demonstrate this by ultrasonography. It may be possible to evaluate microstructural changes in the… read more here.
Keywords: arfi elastography; control group; arfi; testicular microlithiasis ... See more keywords
Value of different ultrasound elastography techniques in patients with venous malformations prior to and after sclerotherapy.
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DOI: 10.3233/ch-179106
Abstract: AIM Comparison of different ultrasound elastography techniques for detection of changes after sclerotherapy within venous malformations. MATERIAL AND METHODS In patients with venous malformations sonography was executed at exactly the same position prior to and… read more here.
Keywords: arfi; patients venous; elastography techniques; elastography ... See more keywords
SPatiotemporal-ENcoded acoustic radiation force imaging of focused ultrasound
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1184629
Abstract: Neuromodulation technology has provided novel therapeutic approaches for diseases caused by neural circuit dysfunction. Transcranial focused ultrasound (FU) is an emerging neuromodulation approach that combines noninvasiveness with relatively sharp focus, even in deep brain regions.… read more here.
Keywords: arfi; force imaging; arfi sequence; sequence ... See more keywords
Diagnostic Performance of Point Shear Wave Elastography (pSWE) Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Technology in Mesenteric Masses: A Feasibility Study
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020523
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound point shear wave elastography (pSWE) using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) technology in different benign and malignant mesenteric masses (MMs). Methods: A total of 69 patients with… read more here.
Keywords: diagnostic performance; shear wave; point shear; wave elastography ... See more keywords
Acoustic radiation force impulse predicts long-term outcomes in a large-scale cohort: High liver cancer, low comorbidity in hepatitis B virus
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DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i14.2188
Abstract: BACKGROUND Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) is used to measure liver fibrosis and predict outcomes. The performance of elastography in assessment of fibrosis is poorer in hepatitis B virus (HBV) than in other etiologies of… read more here.
Keywords: liver; arfi; hbv; prevalence ... See more keywords
Concordance of non-invasive mechanical and serum tests for liver fibrosis evaluation in chronic hepatitis C
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DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i8.436
Abstract: AIM To determine the sensitivity and specificity of liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and serum markers (SM) for liver fibrosis evaluation in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS Between 2012 and 2014, 81 consecutive hepatitis C virus (HCV)… read more here.
Keywords: fibrosis; arfi; liver fibrosis; hepatitis ... See more keywords