Applications of Ultrasound Elastography in Musculoskeletal Imaging: Technical Aspects and Review of the Literature

Title:Applications of Ultrasound Elastography in Musculoskeletal Imaging: Technical Aspects and Review of the Literature

Volume: 13

Author(s): Michele Fabio la Torre*, Nicola Magarelli, Antonio Cipriani, Santi Rapisarda, Laura Filograna, Claudia Dell'Atti, Antonio Leone and Lorenzo Bonomo

Affiliation:

• Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome 00168,Italy

Keywords: Ultrasound, ultrasound elastography, musculoskeletal imaging, tendons, soft tissue tumors.

Abstract: Background: Ultrasound (US) has been widely adopted as a user friendly, easily available imaging modality in the assessment of various musculoskeletal pathologies.

Discussion: Recently, a new application of US, US elastography (USE) has emerged as a novel tool to evaluate the elasticity of tissues. This technique has been widely employed in the assessment of pathologies of the thyroid, breast, liver, prostate and pancreas.

Conclusion: The aim of this review is to discuss the different USE techniques currently available and their applications in musculoskeletal imaging.

Cite this article as:

la Torre Fabio Michele *, Magarelli Nicola , Cipriani Antonio , Rapisarda Santi , Filograna Laura , Dell'Atti Claudia , Leone Antonio and Bonomo Lorenzo , Applications of Ultrasound Elastography in Musculoskeletal Imaging: Technical Aspects and Review of the Literature, Current Medical Imaging 2017; 13 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573394711666150827204717

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573394711666150827204717	Print ISSN 1573-4056
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-6603