ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2026
Fully automated frame selection and region-of-interest placement in 2D shear wave elastography: reduced examination time with comparable reproducibility in diffuse liver disease.
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- Data Quality Analyzer-Towards Optimal Radio-Frequency Frame Pair Selection for Ultrasound Elastography.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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purposeThis 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.
methodsThis prospective study included 40 participants who underwent liver stiffness measurements with a Samsung Medison ultrasound system using three.
methodsfully 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); and manual (fully operator-controlled). Examination time and inter-method (n=40), intra-observer (n=21), and inter-observer (n=15) variabilities were analyzed using analysis of variance, paired t-tests, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). All participants underwent comparative measurements with a Canon i800 system for cross-platform analysis.
resultsOne technical failure each occurred during the intra-observer and cross-platform measurement sessions. Fully automated measurement significantly reduced total examination time (14.38±5.01 seconds) compared to semi-automated (30.46±7.11 seconds, P<0.001) and manual (33.05±7.10 seconds, P<0.001) measurements. No significant differences in liver stiffness were observed among methods (P=0.556). Inter-method agreement was excellent (ICC, 0.997). Intra-observer and inter-observer agreements were also excellent with the fully automated method (ICCs, 0.971 and 0.984, respectively). Good cross-platform agreement with the Canon system was observed (ICC, 0.833).
conclusionFully automated 2D-SWE markedly reduces examination time while maintaining high reproducibility in liver stiffness assessment.
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