Shear wave elastography of placenta: in vivo quantitation of placental elasticity in preeclampsia

PURPOSEWe aimed to evaluate the utility of shear wave elastography (SWE) for assessing the placenta in preeclampsia disease.METHODSA total of 50 pregnant women in the second or third trimester (23 preeclampsia patients and 27 healthy control subjects) were enrolled in the study. Obstetrical grayscal...

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Main Authors: Fahrettin Kılıç, Yasemin Kayadibi, Mehmet Aytaç Yüksel, İbrahim Adaletli, Fethi Emre Ustabaşıoğlu, Mahmut Öncül, Rıza Madazlı, Mehmet Halit Yılmaz, İsmail Mihmanlı, Fatih Kantarcı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2015-05-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/shear-wave-elastography-of-placenta-in-vivo-quanti/55797