Utilization of Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Pediatric Liver Transplant: A Prospective Case‐Controlled Study
2D-SWE is an effective noninvasive tool for assessing liver stiffness in PLT recipients, demonstrating significantly elevated stiffness compared to healthy controls. Elevated or increasing LSMs may necessitate a liver biopsy, thereby reducing the reliance on routine biopsies as standard protocol. Further studies with larger cohorts are needed to validate SWE cut-off values and explore its longitudinal utility.
Authors
- Kevin Dunne
- Hasan M Isa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6022-5576)
- James Blackwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2341-3353)
- Mohamed Abdulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9573-341X)
- Maryam Abdulla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6428-0749)
- Hakima Al‐Hashimi
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain (BH)
- Salmaniya Medical Complex (BH)
- Arabian Gulf University (BH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Transplantation
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.70120
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland