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Shear wave elastography evaluation in pediatric testicular microlithiasis: a comparative study
- Source :
- Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001). 45(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the testicular parenchyma in pediatric patients with testicular microlithiasis by shear wave elastography (SWE) and compare the values with normal control subjects. Methods Twenty-three patients previously diagnosed with testicular microlithiasis under follow-up for 20 ± 11 months were included in the study group. In the control group, 31 patients with no medical history that could affect testicular tissue were prospectively included. Forty-six testes in the study group and 62 testes in the control group were evaluated with gray-scale ultrasound and SWE. Results There were no differences in age and testes volume between the study and control groups. The mean SWE values of all testes based on elasticity and speed parameters in the study group were 8.84 ± 2.86 kPa and 1.66 ± 0.26 m/s, respectively. In the control group, mean SWE values were 5.26 ± 1.17 kPa and 1.31 ± 0.14 m/s, respectively. Elasticity values were significantly higher in testes with microlithiasis as compared with the control group (p Conclusions SWE evaluation demonstrates the effects of ultrastructural changes in elasticity that are not detected on gray-scale ultrasound. SWE is a more reliable method in follow-up examinations for pediatric testicular microlithiasis.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Testicular tissue
Adolescent
030232 urology & nephrology
Testicular Diseases
Calculi
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Testis
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Child
Normal control
Shear wave elastography
business.industry
Ultrasound
Testicular Parenchyma
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Child, Preschool
Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Radiology
business
Nuclear medicine
Testicular microlithiasis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16132254
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b30b8fdbe80541f68de337c44dd7ccfb