Shear wave elastography in healthy patients: Pancreatic stiffness is less reliable than liver and spleen measurements
This is the first study to establish normal liver, spleen, and pancreas stiffness using MyLab 9 SWE integrated methods as compared to SuperSonic Imagine, with acceptable inter-technique agreement. Liver and spleen values matched existing guidelines; pancreas SWE showed more variability and reduced reproducibility.
Authors
- Nicholas Viceconti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4084-9999)
- Matteo Garcovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-7953)
- Laura Riccardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6249-0314)
- Maria Assunta Zocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-9542)
- Mattia Paratore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-8041)
- Giorgio Esposto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8296-168X)
- Maurizio Pompili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-7980)
- Maria Elena Ainora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5847-1065)
- Fabio Del Zompo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-9627)
- Antonio Gasbarrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-4823)
Institutions
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- University of the Sacred Heart (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Radiology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v17.i11.111651
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00