Spleen stiffness measurement by shear wave elastography using acoustic radiation force impulse in predicting the etiology of splenomegaly.

Purpose: To measure spleen stiffness by shear wave elastography (SWE) using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) in patients with splenomegaly and to evaluate utility of elastography technique in identifying etiology of splenomegaly.

Methods: Sixty-one treatment-naïve patients with splenomegaly were enrolled. The control group consisted of 20 healthy subjects without history of any disease including diabetes and hypertension, alcohol consumption, or biochemical or ultrasonographic findings indicating hepatic and renal diseases.

Shear Wave Velocity Measurements of the Median Nerve in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis.

Objectives: Chronic dialysis causes changes in the structure of median nerve. This is a risk for the development of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients on dialysis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic capacity of shear wave velocity (SWV) and the cross-sectional area (CSA) to detect the structural changes of the median nerve in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.