@article{9131ed0b2b534e19a7700cb00b88125e,
title = "The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for the Clinical Practice of Elastography in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2018",
abstract = "This manuscript describes the use of ultrasound elastography, with the exception of liver applications, and represents an update of the 2013 EFSUMB (European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology) Guidelines and Recommendations on the clinical use of elastography.",
keywords = "EFSUMB, guideline, ultrasound elastography",
author = "Adrian Sǎftoiu and Gilja, {Odd Helge} and Sidhu, {Paul S.} and Dietrich, {Christoph F.} and Vito Cantisani and Dominique Amy and Michael Bachmann-Nielsen and Flaviu Bob and J{\"o}rg Bojunga and Marko Brock and Fabrizio Calliada and Clevert, {Dirk Andr{\'e}} and Correas, {Jean Michel} and Mirko D'Onofrio and Caroline Ewertsen and Andr{\'e} Farrokh and Daniela Fodor and Pietro Fusaroli and Havre, {Roald Flesland} and Michael Hocke and Andr{\'e} Ignee and Christian Jenssen and Klauser, {Andrea Sabine} and Christian Kollmann and Maija Radzina and Ramnarine, {Kumar V.} and Sconfienza, {Luca Maria} and Carolina Solomon and Ioan Sporea and Horia Stefǎnescu and Mickael Tanter and Peter Vilmann",
note = "Funding Information: Odd Helge Gilja: Advisory Board/Consultant fee from: AbbVie, Bracco, GE Healthcare, Samsung, and Takeda Paul S. Sidhu: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Siemens, Samsung, Hiatchi, GE and Philips Christoph F. Dietrich: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Hitachi, GE, Mindray, Supersonic, Pentax, Olympus, Fuji, Boston Scientific, AbbVie, Falk Foundation, Novartis, Roche; Advisory, Board Member, Hitachi, Mindray, Siemens; Research grant, GE, Mindray, SuperSonic Vito Cantisani: Speaker honoraria, Canon/Toshiba, Bracco, Samsung Dominique Amy: Speaker honoraria, Hitachi, Supersonic, EpiSonica Marco Brock: Speaker honoraria, Hitachi Fabrizio Calliada: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Hitachi, Shenshen Mindray Dirk Andre Clevert: Speaker honoraria, Siemens, Samsung, GE, Bracco, Philips; Advisory Board, Siemens, Samsung, Bracco, Philips Jean-Michel Correas: Speaker honoraria, Hitachi-Aloka, Canon/Toshiba, Philips, Supersonic, Bracco, Guerbet; Research collaboration, Bracco Sonocap, Guerbet NsSafe and Secure protocols Mirko D{\textquoteright}Onofrio: Speaker honoraria, Siemens, Bracco, Hitachi; Advisory Board Siemens, Bracco Andre Farrokh: Speaker honoraria, Hitachi Pietro Fusaroli: Speaker honoraria, Olympus Roald Flesland Havre: Speaker honoraria, GE Healthcare, Conference participation support from Pharmacosmos, Ultrasound equipment from Samsung Medison Andr{\'e} Ignee: Speaker honoraria: Siemens, Canon/Toshiba, Hitachi, Boston Scientific, Bracco, Supersonic, Abbvie Christian Jenssen: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Hitachi, Canon/Toshiba, Falk Foundation, Covidien; Research grant, Novartis Maija Radzina: Speaker honoraria, Bracco, Canon/Toshiba Luca Sconfienza: Travel grants from Bracco Imaging Italia Srl, Esaote SPA, Abiogen SPA, Fidia Middle East. Speaker honoraria from Fidia Middle East Ioan Sporea: Speaker honoraria, Philips, GE, Canon/Toshiba; Advisory Board Member, Siemens; Congress participation support, Siemens Mickael Tanter: Speaker honoraria, Supersonic; Co Founder and shareholder, Supersonic; Research collaboration, Supersonic Peter Vilmann: Speaker honoraria, Pentax, Norgine; Advisory Board, Boston Scientific; Consultancy MediGlobe The following members declared no conflicts of interest: Adrian S{\u a}ftoiu, Michael Bachmann Nielsen, Flaviu Bob, J{\"o}rg Bojunga, Caroline Ewertsen, Michael Hocke, Andrea Klauser, Christian Kollmann, Kumar V Ramnarine, Carolina Solomon, Daniela Fodor, Horia Ștef{\u a}nescu Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1055/a-0838-9937",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
pages = "425--453",
journal = "Ultraschall in der Medizin",
issn = "0172-4614",
publisher = "Georg Thieme Verlag",
number = "4",
}