Journal d'images cliniques et de rapports de cas

Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules by Ultrasound Elastography Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging

Qiang Gang

Acoustic radiation drive motivation (ARFI) imaging could be a recent ultrasound elastography strategy; thus, its adequacy isn’t completely known. In this think about, we compared ARFI imaging with conventional strain elastography (SE) and shear wave speeds (SWVs) to assess the utility of ARFI imaging for diagnosing thyroid nodules.The knobs were assessed with SE and ARFI imaging, and SWVs of the knobs were at the same time measured. ARFI pictures were classified employing a four point score based on grayscale escalated of the pictures. The affectability, specificity, and symptomatic exactness were compared between SE and ARFI imaging. At long last, SWVs for each score of SE and ARFI imaging were compared.