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. 2017 Dec;6(Suppl 3):S111-S114.
doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_75_17.

Technique of qualitative and semiquantitative EUS elastography in pancreatic examination

Mădălin Ionuţ Costache  1   2 , Daniela Dumitrescu  2 , Adrian Săftoiu  1   3
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Technique of qualitative and semiquantitative EUS elastography in pancreatic examination

Mădălin Ionuţ Costache et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 Dec.
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Figure 1
Qualitative real-time elastography: Malignant pancreatic mass-markedly hard area with soft spots (blue heterogenous color)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Quantitative real-time elastography (strain histogram) malignant pancreatic mass (mean strain histogram = 23.4)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Quantitative real-time elastography (strain ratio) in malignant pancreatic mass: area A – pancreatic mass (blue); area B – fat tissue (red); strain ratio = 20.87
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  • Endosc Ultrasound. 6(Suppl 3):57.

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