Open AccessA comparative study of the pancreas in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis and healthy children using two-dimensional shear wave elastography
Author(s) -
Ferhat Can Pişkin,
Sibel Yavuz,
Sevgül Köse,
Çağla Çağlı,
Dilek Doğruel,
Gökhan Tümgör,
Kairgeldy Aikimbaev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1971-3495
pISSN - 1876-7931
DOI - 10.1007/s40477-020-00432-3
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas , cystic fibrosis , elastography , ultrasonography , gastroenterology , pancreatic head , radiology , ultrasound , nuclear medicine
To compare sonographic parameters of the pancreas between healthy children and pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pancreatic involvement using shear wave elastography (SWE) and to investigate the efficacy of SWE in the diagnosis of pancreatic involvement in pediatric CF patients.