Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-5 | Issue-02 | 91-96
Original Research Article
Comparison of Greyscale and Doppler Ultrasound with Shear wave Elastography (SWE) in the Diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis
Ayesha Zubair, Asma Yaseen, Yusra Shehzadi, Romaiza Sagheer, Aisha Saleem, Raham Bacha, Syed Amir Gilani, S. Muhammad Yousaf Farooq, Zeeshan Rashid Mirza
Published : Feb. 13, 2019
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis is a life-threatening disease and quick diagnosis of liver cirrhosis is important. Liver Biopsy is considered a gold standard method for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis. However, it is an invasive method. Basic imaging and non-invasive methods have been developed over the last few decades for the detection of liver cirrhosis. The aim of our research is to compare shear wave elastography with greyscale and Doppler ultrasonography for better treatment and diagnosis of Liver Cirrhosis. One-ninety-five (195) patients were selected at INMOL Hospital, Lahore radiology department suffering from cirrhosis. On Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) Elasticity and Stiffness were mean 21.76±9.00 Kpa (10.50 to 72.3 Kpa) and Shear-wave Velocity Mode was mean 2.578±0.4766 cm/s (2.08 to 4.86) cm/s. This study showed that the greyscale and Doppler ultrasonography alone is not enough for the detection of Liver cirrhosis and Shear wave elastography (SWE) is the more accurate and best method for the detection of Liver Cirrhosis