Use of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography to Diagnose Acute Pancreatitis at Hospital Admission Comparison With Sonography and Computed Tomography


Goya C., Hamidi C., Hattapoglu S., Cetincakmak M. G., Teke M., Degirmenci M. S., ...More

JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, vol.33, no.8, pp.1453-1460, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.7863/ultra.33.8.1453
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1453-1460
  • Keywords: acoustic radiation force impulse elastography, acute pancreatitis, computed tomography, gastrointestinal ultrasound, sonography, FLUID COLLECTIONS, CT, FEASIBILITY, LESIONS, ARFI
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives-To compare the diagnostic success rate of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography with those of sonography and computed tomography (CT) for acute pancreatitis at hospital admission.