TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of elastography in placental research – A literature review
AU - Edwards, Christopher
AU - Cavanagh, Erika
AU - Kumar, Sailesh
AU - Clifton, Vicki
AU - Fontanarosa, Davide
N1 - Funding Information:
Christopher Edwards and Erika Cavanagh are both supported by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Mater Hospital scholarships.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/9/15
Y1 - 2020/9/15
N2 - Introduction: Ultrasound elastography is a technique used to quantify biomechanical changes that occur in parenchymal tissue with disease. Recent research has applied the technique to the placenta in order to investigate changes associated with uteroplacental dysfunction. We performed a literature review to summarise the current available information regarding this novel technique. Methods: Pubmed, CINAHL and Embase were searched using the terms “placenta”, “ultrasound” and “elastography”. Only full text studies written in English and limited to placental sonoelastography were included. Results: Twenty-eight studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Publications were divided into in vivo and ex vivo groups, and further categorised into four subgroups: normal pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and other pregnancy complications. Conclusion: Ultrasound elastography can quantitatively assess biomechanical properties of the placenta in conditions where placental function is compromised.
AB - Introduction: Ultrasound elastography is a technique used to quantify biomechanical changes that occur in parenchymal tissue with disease. Recent research has applied the technique to the placenta in order to investigate changes associated with uteroplacental dysfunction. We performed a literature review to summarise the current available information regarding this novel technique. Methods: Pubmed, CINAHL and Embase were searched using the terms “placenta”, “ultrasound” and “elastography”. Only full text studies written in English and limited to placental sonoelastography were included. Results: Twenty-eight studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Publications were divided into in vivo and ex vivo groups, and further categorised into four subgroups: normal pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction and other pregnancy complications. Conclusion: Ultrasound elastography can quantitatively assess biomechanical properties of the placenta in conditions where placental function is compromised.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.07.014
DO - 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.07.014
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32763616
AN - SCOPUS:85088965766
SN - 0143-4004
VL - 99
SP - 78
EP - 88
JO - Placenta
JF - Placenta
ER -