EFSUMB guidelines on the clinical use of elastography

Objective: Elastography has emerged as a clinically useful addition to conventional ultrasound in many diagnostic applications. However, there is a need to improve standards of practice and interpretation as well as to standardise terminology. Methods: A steering committee commissioned experienced European users to submit sections of guidelines along the lines of those previously published for contrast enhanced ultrasound [1, 2]. An introductory section on the basic principles is followed by sections covering parts of the body in which elastography is widely studied, including the liver, the breast, endoscopic u…