Endoscopic ultrasound elastography
Mengarelli C, Rey-Ares L, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, López A
Record ID 32016001109
Spanish
Authors' recommendations:
Low methodological quality evidence suggests that endoscopic ultrasound elastography, when compared with histology, might have high sensitivity and moderate specificity for solid pancreatic tumor diagnosis as well as moderate sensitivity and specificity for lymph node diseases and rectal cancer. Its diagnostic usefulness could not be demonstrated in gastrointestinal stromal or lung tumors; studies considering other tumors could not be found. None of the studies found compared endoscopic ultrasound elastography with conventionally used imaging studies or assessed its impact on prognosis and treatment.
Only one European clinical practice guideline recommends its use for solid pancreatic tumors and lymph node tumors. The American and Japanese guidelines, as well as one United States private health sponsor, consider it at experimental stage.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2016
URL for published report:
www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Elasticity Imaging Techniques
- Endoscopy
- Endosonography
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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