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Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Shear Wave Elastography Is Safe With High Feasibility and Reproducibility When Used in the Pancreas: Findings From a Prospective Cohort
Ist Teil von
Pancreas, 2023-02, Vol.52 (2), p.e115-e120
Ort / Verlag
United States
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The aim of this study was to assess the safety, feasibility, and reproducibility of endoscopic ultrasound shear wave elastography (EUS-SWE) in the pancreas.
This is a prospective registry of consecutive patients undergoing clinically indicated EUS. Ten readings of SWE velocities (Vs [distance/time, m/s]) were obtained in the head (HOP), body, and tail of pancreas to quantify tissue stiffness. Each Vs score was accompanied by a reliability measurement VsN (%) with VsN >50% considered reliable. Safety was evaluated by perioperative complications rate. Feasibility was determined by technical success of obtaining measurements. Reproducibility was evaluated using intraclass correlation coefficient analysis.
Total of 3320 EUS-SWE measurements were performed on 117 patients without perioperative complications. Measurement success rate was 100% across all locations. Reliable measurements were more common in the HOP (953/1120 [85.1%]) followed by body (853/1130 [75.5%]) and tail of pancreas (687/1070 [64.2%]) (P < 0.001). The analysis showed good reproducibility in all locations (intraclass correlation coefficient range, 0.80-0.89).
Endoscopic ultrasound-SWE is safe, has 100% technical success rate, and is highly reproducible when used in the pancreas. Our study suggests that SWE measurements in the HOP offer the highest reliability, likely because of large study area and less respiratory artifact.