High-frequency ultrasound shear wave dispersion imaging for male infertility: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The characteristics of testicular viscoelasticity could help identify azoospermia. This study sought to assess the diagnostic value of viscoelasticity for male infertility using high-frequency ultrasound shear wave dispersion (SWD) imaging.

Methods

In this prospective study, 330 consecutive patients with male infertility were allocated to the ultrasound normal group, the varicocele group, the non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) group, and the obstructive azoospermia (OA) group, and 30 healthy volunteers were allocated to the control group. Two physicians with over 10 years of experience each in andrology ultrasound measured the viscosity coefficient, dispersion slope, and elasticity of each testis, respectively. The testicular viscoelasticity was compared among the

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12084756 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature