A preliminary study of shear wave elastography for the evaluation of unilateral palpable undescended testes

Ucar A. K., Alis D., Samanci C., Aslan M., Habibi H. A., Dikici A. S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.86, pp.248-251, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 86
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.11.026
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.248-251
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: We sought to compare unilateral palpable undescended testes and contralateral descended testes using shear wave elastography (SWE) to show potential quantitative differences in elasticity patterns, which might reflect the histologic features.