Increased Mechanical Index Improves Shear Wave Elastography: Pilot Study of Signal Enhancement
These results suggest that increasing the push pulse MI to 2.5 improves the diagnostic utility of SWE, particularly for individuals with a higher BMI, without introducing significant additional risk. This approach could further enhance SWE's vital role in the monitoring of chronic liver disease at a population scale.
Authors
- Kurt Sandstrom
- Theodore T. Pierce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-0994)
- Michele Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0076-5981)
- David Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3595-9884)
- A. John Iafrate
- Sunethra Dayavansha
- Mike Washburn
- Scott Schoen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7195-2883)
- Michael H. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5784-8550)
- Viksit Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0056-5223)
- Lauren A. Ling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0012-6493)
- Anthony E. Samir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-8724)
- Nathaniel D. Mercaldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1658-6598)
- Rimon Tadross
- Taeyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-0870)
- Kathleen Pope
- Kim Naja
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- General Electric (Spain) (ES)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Advanced Energy (United States) (US)
- Novateur Research Solutions (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2025.03.003
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.44
Funders
- GE Healthcare