EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017 (Short Version)

Dietrich CF, Bamber J, Berzigotti A, Bota S, Cantisani V, Castera L, Cosgrove D, Ferraioli G, Friedrich-Rust M, Gilja OH, Görtz R, Karlas T, De Knegt R, De Ledinghen V, Piscaglia F, Procopet B, Saftoiu A, Sidhu PS, Sporea I, Thiele M (2017)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Book Volume: 38

Pages Range: 377-394

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-103955

Abstract

We present here the first update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use of elastography with a focus on the assessment of diffuse liver disease. The short version provides clinical information about the practical use of elastography equipment and interpretation of results in the assessment of diffuse liver disease and analyzes the main findings based on published studies, stressing the evidence from meta-analyses. The role of elastography in different etiologies of liver disease and in several clinical scenarios is also discussed. All of the recommendations are judged with regard to their evidence-based strength according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Levels of Evidence. This updated document is intended to act as a reference and to provide a practical guide for both beginners and advanced clinical users.

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Caritas-Krankenhaus Lebach Germany (DE) The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) United Kingdom (GB) Universität Bern Switzerland (CH) Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Austria (AT) Università degli studi "La Sapienza" Italy (IT) University of Paris 7 - Denis Diderot / Université Paris VII Denis Diderot France (FR) Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine United Kingdom (GB) Università degli Studi di Pavia Italy (IT) Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main (KGU) Germany (DE) Haukeland University Hospital / Haukeland universitetssykehus Norway (NO) Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Germany (DE) Erasmus University Medical Center (MC) Netherlands (NL) Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux / CHU Bordeaux France (FR) University of Bologna / Università di Bologna Italy (IT) Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy / Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Iuliu Hațieganu" (UMF Cluj) Romania (RO) University of Craiova Romania (RO) King’s College London United Kingdom (GB) Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Romania (RO) Odense Universitetshospital (OUH) Denmark (DK)

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APA:

Dietrich, C.F., Bamber, J., Berzigotti, A., Bota, S., Cantisani, V., Castera, L.,... Thiele, M. (2017). EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017 (Short Version). Ultraschall in der Medizin, 38(4), 377-394. https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-103955

MLA:

Dietrich, Christoph F., et al. "EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017 (Short Version)." Ultraschall in der Medizin 38.4 (2017): 377-394.

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