The role of quantitative measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in differentiating benign renal lesions from malignant renal tumours

Goya C., Daggulli M., Hamidi C., Yavuz A., Hattapoglu S., Cetincakmak M. G., ...More

RADIOLOGIA MEDICA, vol.120, no.3, pp.296-303, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 120 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11547-014-0443-7
  • Journal Name: RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.296-303
  • Keywords: Elastography, Ultrasound, Renal tumors, CELL CARCINOMA, MINIMAL FAT, ANGIOMYOLIPOMA, ELASTOGRAPHY, MASSES, ULTRASOUND, DIAGNOSIS, CANCER, LIVER, US
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of this preliminary study was to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic performance of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging for differentiating benign lesions from malignant renal tumours.