Shear wave velocity of the healthy thyroid gland in children with acoustic radiation force impulse elastography

Ceyhan Bilgici M. N., Saglam D., Delibalta S., Yucel S., Tomak L., Elmalı M.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, cilt.45, sa.1, ss.75-80, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10396-017-0788-3
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-80
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography, Children, Thyroid gland, Ultrasonography, DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS, BENIGN, NODULES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging is a kind of shear wave elastography that can be used in children for differentiating thyroid pathologies. Possible changes in the healthy thyroid gland in children may create difficulties in the use of shear wave velocities (SWV) in thyroid pathologies. The aim of this study was to define the normal values of SWV for the healthy thyroid gland in children, elucidate the correlation of the SWV values with potential influencing factors, and evaluate intra-operator reproducibility of the SWV.