Ultrasound Elastography of the Neonatal Brain: Preliminary Study

Kim, Hyun Gi; Park, Moon Sung; Lee, Jung-Dong; Park, Seon-Young

doi:10.7863/ultra.16.06079

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“…13,15,16 SWE maintained the same thermal effect as pulsed Doppler ultrasound already authorized in obstetrics 18 and previously directed SWE with neonatal tissue studied by Kim et al did not report any adverse outcome. 19 Several previous studies have widely employed SWE in singleton pregnancy. Carlson et al reported that treatment of nonpregnant cervix with prostaglandins, and the induction of labor with prostaglandins which showed to diminish the shear wave speed in the cervix.…”

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<p>The Comparative Study of Cervical Shear Wave Elastography Between Twin and Singleton Pregnancy</p>

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<p>The Comparative Study of Cervical Shear Wave Elastography Between Twin and Singleton Pregnancy</p>

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“…Their measurements of the elasticity of neonatal cerebral white and grey matters in a group of preterm and term infants with ARFI showed that stiffness across all regions was lower in preterm infants than in those born in term (22). The same conclusion that the degree of elasticity of a certain region changed according to the gestational age brought results obtained by using the SE by Kim et al (2017) (23). Concordantly, Albayrak and Kasap (2018) presented results gained by using 2D-SWE in term as well as preterm neonates, where the stiffness values of thalamus and periventricular white matter were higher in term newborns.…”

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Ultrasound Elastography: Review of Techniques, Clinical Application, Technical Limitations, and Safety Considerations in Neonatology

Schrenk

Uhrik

Uhrikova

2020

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Ultrasound elastography is a relatively new non-invasive diagnostic imaging technology that maps elastic properties and the stiffness of soft tissue. In general, these methods can be classified into strain imaging methods that use internal or external compression stimuli and a shear wave imaging that use ultrasound-generated travelling shear wave stimuli. In this review we describe the basics of ultrasound elastography, discuss differences between various ultrasound elastography techniques, and review advantages, limitations, and the safety of these techniques in clinical practice, especially in neonatology. Furthermore, we review the potential of application of elastography in revealing brain injury and characterizing age dependent differences in preterm and term infants.

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“…Recently, several scholars have applied US elastography to neonatal brains, showing that full-term newborn brains show greater hardness than those of preterm neonates. Kim et al 9 performed strain elasticity imaging on 21 healthy neonates. Compared with the white matter around the ventricle, the caudate nucleus, and the subcortical white matter, the cerebral cortex gray matter showed higher elasticity, and the caudate nucleus was less elastic than the white matter around the lateral ventricle.…”

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“…An increasing number of studies using US elastography to investigate cranial diseases have been conducted in recent years. [6][7][8][9]…”

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Progress in the Application of Ultrasound Elastography for Brain Diseases

Liao

Yang

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J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Ultrasound (US) can be used to evaluate the brain structure and nervous system damage. Patients with neurologic symptoms need rapid, noninvasive imaging with high spatial resolution and tissue contrast. Magnetic resonance imaging is currently the most sensitive and specific imaging method for evaluating neuropathologic conditions. This approach does present some challenges, such as the need to transport patients who may be seriously ill to the magnetic resonance imaging suite and the need for patients to remain for a considerable time. Cranial US provides a very valuable imaging method for clinicians, which can make a rapid diagnosis and evaluation without ionizing radiation. The main disadvantage of cranial US is its low sensitivity and specificity for subtle/early lesions. In recent years, with the rapid development of anatomic and functional US technology, the practicability of US diagnosis and intervention has been greatly improved. Ultrasound elastography may have the potential to improve the sensitivity and specificity of various cranial nerve conditions. Ultrasound elastography has received considerable critical attention, and an increasing number of studies have recognized its critical role in evaluating brain diseases. At present, US elastography has been applied to the evaluation of traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, intraoperative brain tumors, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. The latest animal experiments and human clinical trial developments in the applications of US elastography for brain diseases are summarized in this review.

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Ultrasound Elastography of the Neonatal Brain: Preliminary Study

Abstract: Neonatal intracranial regions showed different elasticity, which could be accessed by strain elastography. These normal findings should prompt future studies investigating the use of ultrasound elastography in the neonatal brain.

Cited by 31 publications

References 28 publications

<p>The Comparative Study of Cervical Shear Wave Elastography Between Twin and Singleton Pregnancy</p>

<p>The Comparative Study of Cervical Shear Wave Elastography Between Twin and Singleton Pregnancy</p>

Ultrasound Elastography: Review of Techniques, Clinical Application, Technical Limitations, and Safety Considerations in Neonatology

Progress in the Application of Ultrasound Elastography for Brain Diseases

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