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Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers
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: Received: 4 October 2023 / Approved: 6 October 2023 / Online: 6 October 2023 (12:17:17 CEST)
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Karakaş, L.; Poçan, S. Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers. Preprints2023, 2023100328. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0328.v1
Karakaş, L.; Poçan, S. Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers. Preprints 2023, 2023100328. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0328.v1
Karakaş, L.; Poçan, S. Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers. Preprints2023, 2023100328. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0328.v1
APA Style
Karakaş, L., & Poçan, S. (2023). Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0328.v1
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Karakaş, L. and Süheyl Poçan. 2023 "Comparison of Testicular Stiffness Values Obtained by Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography and Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Normal Healthy Volunteers" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0328.v1
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to contribute to the standardization of elastography by comparing stiffness values obtained from ultrasound elastography (US-E) and magnetic resonance elastography (MR-E) of the testicular parenchyma in healthy subjects. Methods: A total of 22 healthy volunteers (44 testes) were included in this study. Of the 26 cases analyzed, four were excluded from the study due to the exclusion criteria. The testicular parenchyma of the included patients was evaluated using MR-E and Shear-Wave Ultrasound Elastography (SW-E) examinations. Pearson's correlation test was used to calculate the correlation between age and stiffness values, testicular volumes and stiffness values, and stiffness values from both examinations. Results: The mean US-E stiffness of the right testes was 5.560 ± 3.1 kPa and the mean US-E stiffness of the left testes was 5.361 ± 2.9 kPa. The mean MR-E stiffness of the right testes was 6960.11 ± 460 Pa and the mean MR-E stiffness of the left testes was 6560.19 ± 310 Pa. There was no significant correlation between US-E and MR-E stiffness values (p=0.096). There was also no significant statistical correlation between US-E and MR-E stiffness values and testicular volumes (p=0.17 and p=0.093). Conclusions: No statistical correlation was found between the stiffness values obtained by SW-E and those obtained by MR-E in the normal testicular parenchyma. Additionally, no conclusive relationship between stiffness levels, age, or testicular volume was discovered.
Keywords
elastography; magnetic resonance; stiffness; testis
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Urology and Nephrology
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