Fully automated frame selection and region-of-interest placement in 2D shear wave elastography: reduced examination time with comparable reproducibility in diffuse liver disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the clinical utility of a fully automated two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) method incorporating automated frame selection and region-of-interest (ROI) placement algorithms in participants with diffuse liver disease. The analysis assessed examination time and reproducibility compared with semi-automated and manual methods.

Methods

This prospective study included 40 participants who underwent liver stiffness measurements with a Samsung Medison ultrasound system using three.

Methods

fully automated (automated frame selection via a reliability indicator derived from elasticity uniformity and the reliability measurement index, with automated ROI placement); semi-automated (automated frame selection with manual ROI placement); an

SUBMITTER: Kang HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853225 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature