ELASTOGRAPHY
ELASTOGRAPHY
Ultrasound elastography, also called as sono-elastography, is a modern evolutionary method of sonographic imaging. Techniques utilize sound waves for assessing the mechanical properties of tissues such as stiffness and elasticity in response to mechanical pressure on tissue. They are used for detecting different pathologies in tissues by using the differences of their aforesaid mechanical properties.
Ultrasound elastography is used as a non-invasive method to assess the degree of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease and grade it accordingly because of the prognostic value
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR ELASTOGRAPHY EXAM
- Adults: Do not eat or drink eight hours before the exam.
- Children: Do not eat or drink four hours before study or skip one meal.
- Take medications with a small sip of water.
- If you are diabetic, please take your insulin.
INDICATIONS FOR ELASTOGRAPHY EXAM
- type 2 diabetes
- autoimmune disease
- genetic disorders
- long term use of certain medications
- Liver Disease
- Hepatitis C and B
- Alcohol use disorder (AUD)
- Nonalchoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- tests that show you may have inflammation or damage in your liver
worsening liver condition with symptoms, including:
- Bruising and bleeding easily
- Confusion, memory loss, or sleep disorders
- Swelling in your legs or feet
- Bloating or full feeling in your abdomen from fluid buildup
- Itchy skin
- Dark urine (pee)
- Jaundice (a condition that causes your skin and eyes to turn yellow)
signs or symptoms of cirrhosis:
- Feeling tired or weak
- Having a poor appetit
- Losing weight without trying
- Nausea and vomiting
- Mild pain in the upper ride side of your abdomen (belly)
The information from an elastography test can help:
- Diagnose liver conditions in people who have a high risk for liver disease
- Show how serious liver disease is
- Guide treatment choices for liver disease
- Monitor how well treatment for liver disease is working
- Help predict the chance that liver disease will cause certain serious problems
- Check how much fat is in the liver
