Chronic and acute pancreatitis elastography – current knowledge

• Authors: Agnieszka M. Sepioł , Maciej M. Cebula

Title variants

PL

Elastografia w przewlekłym i ostrym zapaleniu trzustki – aktualna wiedza

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

This paper is a review of available studies concerning the topic of ultrasound elastography as a modality for diagnosing chronic or acute pancreatitis. Twenty-eight articles published between 2004 and 2022 containing keywords related to elastography and acute and chronic pancreatitis were reviewed using databases and search engines such as PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science. Acute and chronic pancreatitis increase the stiffness of the pancreatic parenchyma, which can be measured using strain or shear wave elastography. Numerous studies have shown promising results, and it seems that it is possible to use elastography as a routine technique in the diagnosis of chronic or acute pancreatitis. Nevertheless, certain limitations such as age or body weight, should be considered when performing elastography.

PL

Niniejsza praca stanowi przegląd dostępnych badań dotyczących elastografii ultrasonograficznej jako metody diagnostyki przewlekłego lub ostrego zapalenia trzustki. Dokonano przeglądu dwudziestu ośmiu artykułów opublikowanych w latach 2004–2022, zawierających słowa kluczowe związane z elastografią oraz ostrym i przewlekłym zapaleniem trzustki, z wykorzystaniem baz i wyszukiwarek takich jak PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar i Web of Science. Ostre i przewlekłe zapalenie trzustki powoduje zwiększenie sztywności miąższu trzustki, co można zmierzyć za pomocą elastografii odkształceniowej lub fali poprzecznej. Liczne badania przyniosły obiecujące wyniki i wydaje się, że możliwe jest zastosowanie elastografii jako rutynowej techniki w diagnostyce przewlekłego lub ostrego zapalenia trzustki. Niemniej jednak podczas wykonywania elastografii należy wziąć pod uwagę pewne ograniczenia, takie jak wiek czy masa ciała.

Keywords

EN

elastic modulus; elasticity imaging techniques; moduł sprężystości; pancreatitis; techniki obrazowania elastyczności; zapalenie trzustki

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 77
• Pages: 82–86

Contributors

author

Agnieszka M. Sepioł

• Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland / Katedra Radiologii i Medycyny Nuklearnej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Katowicach, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

author

Maciej M. Cebula

• Individual Specialist Medical Practice Maciej Cebula, Katowice, Poland / Indywidualna Specjalistyczna Praktyka Lekarska Maciej Cebula, Katowice

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