J Korean Med Assoc.  2016 Jul;59(7):529-535. 10.5124/jkma.2016.59.7.529.

Shear wave elastography: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Affiliations
  • 1Division for New Health Technology Assessment, National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea. mo1102@neca.re.kr
  • 2Department of Nursing, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.

Abstract

Shear wave elastography is a novel noninvasive technique that involves application of local mechanical compression on soft tissue while using shear waves to assess tissue stiffness and acquiring strain images that show the tissue response. The objective of this review is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of shear wave elastography. Searches were conducted of eight Korean databases including KoreaMed, National library of Korea, National Assembly Library, Korean Library Information System Network, Research Information Sharing Service, Koreanstudies Information Service System, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Medical Digital Library Information System, Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. From these sources, 1,604 articles were located, and total of 10 studies were included for this review. On the basis of current data, we conclude that shear wave elastography is a safe and effective tool for detecting lesions and monitoring disease severity in patients.

Keyword

Elastography imaging techniques; Systematic review

MeSH Terms

Elasticity Imaging Techniques*
Humans
Information Dissemination
Information Services
Information Systems
Korea
Libraries, Digital

Figure

  • Figure 1 Flowchart of literature selection process. a)Ovid-Medline 999, Embase 599.

  • Figure 2 Pooled diagnostic accuracy. CI, Confidence Intervals; SROC, summary receiver operating characteristics; AUC, area under the curve; SE, standard error; Q, cochran's Q.


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