Ultrasound imaging is the first-line investigation for patients with abdominal symptoms, as it effectively depicts the gastrointestinal tract and enables the diagnosis of multiple pathological conditions. Among different recent ultrasound technological advancements, elastography enables the evaluation of various tissue characteristics, such as neoplastic transformation or fibroinflammatory status. In recent years, ultrasound elastography has been utilized extensively for the study of liver diseases and in numerous other clinical settings, including gastrointestinal diseases. Current guidelines suggest the use of transabdominal ultrasound elastography to characterize bowel wall lesions, to assess gastrointestinal contractility, to diagnose and grade chronic pancreatitis; however, no specific indications are provided. In the present paper, we summarize the evidence concerning the application of different ultrasound elastography modalities in gastrointestinal non-liver diseases.

Paratore, M., Garcovich, M., Ainora, M. E., Del Vecchio, L. E., Cuccia, G., Riccardi, L., Pompili, M., Gasbarrini, A., Zocco, M. A., The Role of Transabdominal Ultrasound Elastography in Gastrointestinal Non-Liver Diseases: Current Application and Future Prospectives, <<DIAGNOSTICS>>, 2023; 13 (13): 2266-2285. [doi:10.3390/diagnostics13132266] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/275635]

The Role of Transabdominal Ultrasound Elastography in Gastrointestinal Non-Liver Diseases: Current Application and Future Prospectives

Paratore, Mattia;Garcovich, Matteo;Ainora, Maria Elena;Del Vecchio, Livio Enrico;Cuccia, Giuseppe;Riccardi, Laura;Pompili, Maurizio;Gasbarrini, Antonio;Zocco, Maria Assunta
2023

Abstract

Ultrasound imaging is the first-line investigation for patients with abdominal symptoms, as it effectively depicts the gastrointestinal tract and enables the diagnosis of multiple pathological conditions. Among different recent ultrasound technological advancements, elastography enables the evaluation of various tissue characteristics, such as neoplastic transformation or fibroinflammatory status. In recent years, ultrasound elastography has been utilized extensively for the study of liver diseases and in numerous other clinical settings, including gastrointestinal diseases. Current guidelines suggest the use of transabdominal ultrasound elastography to characterize bowel wall lesions, to assess gastrointestinal contractility, to diagnose and grade chronic pancreatitis; however, no specific indications are provided. In the present paper, we summarize the evidence concerning the application of different ultrasound elastography modalities in gastrointestinal non-liver diseases.
2023
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Paratore, M., Garcovich, M., Ainora, M. E., Del Vecchio, L. E., Cuccia, G., Riccardi, L., Pompili, M., Gasbarrini, A., Zocco, M. A., The Role of Transabdominal Ultrasound Elastography in Gastrointestinal Non-Liver Diseases: Current Application and Future Prospectives, <<DIAGNOSTICS>>, 2023; 13 (13): 2266-2285. [doi:10.3390/diagnostics13132266] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/275635]
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