Department of Internal Medicine 2, Caritas Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim, Uhlandstr, 7, 97980 Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
Department of Internal Medicine, Krankenhaus Märkisch Oderland, 15344 Strausberg, Germany.
Endosc Ultrasound. 2016 Jul-Aug;5(4):233-8. doi: 10.4103/2303-9027.187866.
Elastographic techniques have recently become available as advanced diagnostic tools for tissue characterization. Strain elastography is a real-time technique used with transcutaneous ultrasound (US) and endoscopic US. Convincing evidence is available demonstrating a significant value of strain elastography for the discrimination of benign and malignant lymph nodes (LNs). This paper reviews preliminary data demonstrating the feasibility of performing real-time elastography during endobronchial US (EBUS) and a potential application of this technique for selection of LNs for EBUS-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients with lung cancer and extrathoracic malignancies.
弹性成像技术最近已成为用于组织特征描述的先进诊断工具。应变成像技术是一种实时技术,与经皮超声(US)和内镜超声(US)一起使用。有令人信服的证据表明,应变成像技术在鉴别良性和恶性淋巴结(LNs)方面具有重要价值。本文综述了初步数据,证明了在支气管内超声(EBUS)期间进行实时弹性成像的可行性,以及该技术在选择肺癌和胸外恶性肿瘤患者的 EBUS 引导经支气管针吸活检的 LN 方面的潜在应用。