Alder D, Bass D, Spörri M, Kircher P, Ohlerth S
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 2013 Sep;155(9):491-6. doi: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000498.
Real-time elastography is a new ultrasonographic technology for measurement of tissue elasticity. Malignant lesions in the human breast, prostate, thyroid and lymph nodes show significantly reduced elasticity. The present study investigated the use of real-time elastography in the spleen of 22 dogs (8 benign and 6 malignant nodules, and 8 normal spleens) and results were compared to contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings. In summary, real-time elastography was neither able to differentiate benign from malignant splenic lesions, nor normal from diseased splenic tissue. No significant associations with contrast-enhanced ultrasound results were found. Real-time elastography, therefore, does not appear a useful tool for the differentiation of splenic nodules in the dog.
实时弹性成像技术是一种用于测量组织弹性的新型超声技术。人类乳腺、前列腺、甲状腺及淋巴结中的恶性病变显示出明显降低的弹性。本研究调查了实时弹性成像技术在22只犬脾脏中的应用（8个良性结节、6个恶性结节及8个正常脾脏），并将结果与超声造影检查结果进行了比较。总之，实时弹性成像技术既无法区分脾脏的良性与恶性病变，也无法区分正常与病变的脾脏组织。未发现与超声造影结果存在显著关联。因此，实时弹性成像技术似乎并非区分犬脾脏结节的有效工具。
