Case Report
Shear Wave Elastography in the Diagnosis of Hand Tumours
Table 1
Elastographic data for musculoskeletal tumours in the literature.
| | Article | Year | ROI | System | Technique | No. | Mass | Quantitative | Qualitative |
| | Pass et al. [29] | 2017 | Dim.
VR 0- | Acuson S3000 (9-4 MHz) | SWE (ARFI) | 105 | S | Long.
2.94 m/s | Trans.
2.93 m/s | Red | | H | Long.
2.57 m/s | Trans.
2.56 m/s | Blue |
| | Taljanovic et al. [20] | 2017 | SW-velocity
VR 0.5-15 m/s | Acuson S3000 (9-4 MHz) | SWE | 7 | S | Lipoma: 1.74-5.52 m/s
Tophus: 7.32 m/s
Fibroma: 5.93 m/s
Epidermoid cyst: 2.76 m/s
Baker cyst: 2.8 m/s
Enchondroma: 9.21-15 m/s | Blue | | H | Osteosarcoma: 4.12 m/s | Red |
| | Pass et al. [28] | 2016 | Dim.
VR 0-6 m/s | Acuson S2000 (9-4 MHz) | SWE (ARFI) | 50 | S | Long.
1.36 m/s | Trans.
1.92 m/s | Red | | H | Long.
2.17 m/s | Trans.
2.15 m/s | Blue |
| | Hahn et al. [22] | 2017 | ROI A/B
(A: lesion; B: adjacent area) | Acuson S2000 (5.5-18 MHz) | Strain elastography
Strain ratio
Elasticity score | 73 | S | / | SR:
ES:
Red | | H | / | SR:
ES:
Blue |
| | Park et al. [23] | 2015 | ROI lesion | LOGIQ E9 (6-15 MHz)
IU22 (5-12 MHz) | Strain elastography score (1-4) | 103 | S | / | Score 1-2
Red | | H | / | Score 3-4
Blue |
| | Magarelli et al. [24] | 2014 | ROI lesion | My Lab 70 XVG (5-12 MHz) | Strain elastography score (1-5) | 32 | S | / | Score 1-3
Red | | H | / | Score 4-5
Blue |
| | Lee et al. [25] | 2014 | ROI B/A | Acuson S2000 (5.5-18 MHz) | Strain elastography | 34 | S | / | Lipoma (19): SR
Ganglia (6): SR
Epiderm. cyst (5): SR
Pilomatricoma (4): SR
Blue | | H | / | Red |
| | Lalitha et al. [26] | 2011 | ROI lesion | GE E8 (8-12 MHz) | Real-time compression elastography | Few | S | / | Haemangioma
Ganglion cyst
Lipoma
Red | | H | / | Blue |
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S: soft; H: hard; SR: strain ratio; ES: elasticity score; ROI: region of interest; Long.: longitudinal; Trans.: transversal.
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