Publications by authors named "Amarnath Chelladurai"
Prevalence of Chronic Liver Disease Based on Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in an Adult Asian Indian Population Attending Outpatient Preventive Radiology Clinics in India.
J Clin Ultrasound
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to find out how common chronic liver disease is among adult Asian Indians using ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) in preventive radiology clinics.
- Researchers measured liver stiffness in 1,145 participants and found that about 10.65% had advanced chronic liver disease, with 22.79% showing signs suggestive of this condition.
- The findings highlight that chronic liver disease is linked to various comorbidities and risk factors, indicating a need for preventative strategies based on liver stiffness measurements.
The aim of this study was to determine the normative percentiles for liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using shear wave elastography in an adult Asian Indian population as part of the preventive radiology initiative of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA). LSMs were ascertained by two-dimensional (2D) shear wave elastography using the Mindray Resona series of ultrasound machines. The image quality was assessed using the motion stability index (M-STB) and reliability (RLB) map.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study is to determine improvements in perinatal mortality at the end of the first 2 years from the initiation of the Samrakshan program of the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. Samrakshan is a screening program of pregnant women that uses trimester-specific risk assessment protocols including maternal demographics, mean arterial pressure, and fetal Doppler studies to classify women as high risk or low risk for preterm preeclampsia (PE) and fetal growth restriction (FGR). Low dose aspirin 150 mg daily once at bedtime was started for pregnant women identified as high risk in the 11-13 weeks screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: A retrospective radiological study of the ligamentum flavum (LF).
Purpose: We determined the relationship of dorsal spinal LF thickening with age and sex using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We also determined whether LF thickening has a predominant tendency to occur at a specific dorsal level and on a specific side.