Table 1 –
Summary of 32 studies identified in systematic review
| Author, year | N | F% | Mean age | US or MRE | Elastography method | Machine | Transducer / Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freimann et al., 2012 [35] | 20 | 60 | 71 yo | MRE | Shear wave | 1.5-T Sonata MRI, Siemens | 60 Hz |
| Hughes et al., 2015 [25] | 14 | 71 | 59 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Signa Excite (3T MRI) | 60 Hz |
| Hughes et al., 2016 [29] | 10 | 50 | 60 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Signa Excite (3T MRI) | 60 Hz |
| Lagerstrand et al., 2021 [30] | 10 | 20 | 60 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Achieva (3T MRI), Philips | NA |
| Murphy et al., 2013 [38] | 12 | NR | NR | MRE | Shear wave | Signa Excite (3T) | 60 Hz |
| Olivero et al., 2016 [12] | 1 | 100 | 19 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Siemens Trio (3T) | 50 Hz |
| Perry et al., 2017 [36] | 10 | 60 | 72 yo | MRE | Shear wave | GE Healthcare (3T MRI) | 60 Hz |
| Sakai et al., 2016 [27] | 34 | 68 | 54 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Discovery MR750W | MR Touch, 60 Hz |
| Solamen et al., 2021 [37] | 22 | 18 | 67 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Achieva (3T MRI), Philips | NA |
| Takamura et al., 2021 [28] | 32 | 78 | 62 yo | MRE | Shear wave | Discovery 750 | 60 Hz |
| Yin et al., 2015 [13] | 9 | 78 | 54 yo | MRE | SII | Signa Excite | 60 Hz |
| Yin et al., 2017 [14] | 25 | 68 | 61 yo | MRE | SII | Signa Excite | 60 Hz |
| Alawaji et al., 2021 [39] | 4 | 0 | 32 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | Multifrequency (SE12–3, 3–12 MHz) or linear (SL10–2, 4–15 MHz) |
| Al-Habib et al., 2021 [31] | 25 | 32 | 48 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | Linear transducer array (SuperLinear 15–4), 2 MHz |
| Cepeda et al., 2020 [15] | 36 | 28 | 65 yo | USE | Strain | Hitachi-Noblus | C42 convex probe, 8–10 MHz |
| Cepeda, Arrese et al., 2021 [24] | 18 | 50 | 62 yo | USE | Strain | Hitachi-Noblus | Neonatal convex, 8 MHz |
| Cepeda, Garcia-Garcia et al., 2021 [17] | 16 | 19 | 66 yo | USE | Strain | Hitachi-Noblus | C42 probe, 4–8 MHz |
| Cepeda, Garcia-Garcia et al., 2021 [16] | 40 | 53 | 59 yo | USE | Strain | Hitachi-Noblus | C42 probe, 4–8 MHz |
| Chakraborty et al., 2012 [18] | 24 | NS | NR | USE | Strain | Acuson 128 XP10 | NR |
| Chan et al., 2014 [9] | 1 | 0 | 7 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, SuperSonic Imagine | Multifrequency (SE12–3, 3–12 MHz), center frequency at 7.5 MHz |
| Chan et al., 2021 [19] | 34 | 56 | 21 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, SuperSonic Imagine | Multifrequency (SE12–3, 3–12 MHz) or linear (SL10–2, 4–15 MHz) |
| Chauvet et al., 2015 [20] | 63 | 61 | 53 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | Linear (SL10–2), 6 MHz |
| Dirrichs et al., 2019 [10] | 166 | 46 | 6 wks | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | High-resolution linear, 10.2-MHz |
| Mathon et al., 2019 [32] | 28 | 54 | 28 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | SuperMicroConvex (SMC 12–3) |
| Mathon et al., 2021 [33] | 18 | 61 | 26 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | SuperMicroConvex (SMC 12–3) |
| Pepa et al., 2020 [40] | 36 | 58 | 61 yo | USE | Strain | MyLabTwice | Linear, 3–11 MHz |
| Prada et al., 2019 [26] | 64 | 42 | 55 yo | USE | Strain | MyLabTwice | Linear, 3–11 MHz |
| Prada et al., 2020 [34] | 4 | 25 | 26 yo | USE | Strain | MyLab Twice | Linear, 3–11 MHz |
| Selbekk et al., 2005 [23] | 2 | NR | NR | USE | Strain | System FiVe, GE Vingmed | Flat linear-array, 10-MHz |
| Selbekk et al., 2012 [21] | 15 | NR | NR | USE | Strain | System FiVe, GE Vingmed | Flat linear-array, 10-MHz |
| Vergari et al., 2020 [11] | 25 | 67 | 15 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | SL 10–2 MHz probe |
| Yin et al., 2021 [22] | 172 | 37 | 44 yo | USE | Shear wave | Aixplorer, Supersonic Imagine | SMC12–3 convex array, 3–12 MHz |
F – female; MEG – motion-encoding gradient; MRE – Magnetic Resonance Elastography; MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging; NA – not applicable; NR – not reported; SII – slip interface imaging; T – Tesla; US – ultrasound; USE – ultrasound elastography