{"title":"Ultrasound Elastography in Prostate Diseases: Current Status and Future Directions-A Review.","authors":"Jiawei Liang, Yunxin Zhao","doi":"10.1002/jcu.24092","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prostate diseases, including prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, have become significant threats to men's health. Accurate and reliable diagnostic methods are critical for early detection and timely intervention. Although current imaging modalities such as conventional transrectal ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases, they remain hampered by certain limitations that prevent them from comprehensively and precisely addressing clinical demands. Ultrasound elastography (UE), as a rapidly emerging medical imaging technology, is gradually demonstrating broad application prospects in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases. Numerous studies have validated the efficacy of UE in the diagnosis of prostate diseases, demonstrating its significant advantages in diagnostic accuracy and reduced invasiveness compared with conventional methods. Nevertheless, challenges persist in translating UE into routine clinical practice, such as the lack of standardized protocols, variability in result interpretation, and limited equipment availability. This article reviews the role of UE in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases, critically evaluates its clinical potential and challenges, and serves as a reference for future in-depth research and clinical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15386,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Clinical Ultrasound","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.24092","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ACOUSTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Prostate diseases, including prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia, have become significant threats to men's health. Accurate and reliable diagnostic methods are critical for early detection and timely intervention. Although current imaging modalities such as conventional transrectal ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases, they remain hampered by certain limitations that prevent them from comprehensively and precisely addressing clinical demands. Ultrasound elastography (UE), as a rapidly emerging medical imaging technology, is gradually demonstrating broad application prospects in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases. Numerous studies have validated the efficacy of UE in the diagnosis of prostate diseases, demonstrating its significant advantages in diagnostic accuracy and reduced invasiveness compared with conventional methods. Nevertheless, challenges persist in translating UE into routine clinical practice, such as the lack of standardized protocols, variability in result interpretation, and limited equipment availability. This article reviews the role of UE in the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of prostate diseases, critically evaluates its clinical potential and challenges, and serves as a reference for future in-depth research and clinical applications.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU) is an international journal dedicated to the worldwide dissemination of scientific information on diagnostic and therapeutic applications of medical sonography.
The scope of the journal includes--but is not limited to--the following areas: sonography of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, vascular system, nervous system, head and neck, chest, breast, musculoskeletal system, and other superficial structures; Doppler applications; obstetric and pediatric applications; and interventional sonography. Studies comparing sonography with other imaging modalities are encouraged, as are studies evaluating the economic impact of sonography. Also within the journal''s scope are innovations and improvements in instrumentation and examination techniques and the use of contrast agents.
JCU publishes original research articles, case reports, pictorial essays, technical notes, and letters to the editor. The journal is also dedicated to being an educational resource for its readers, through the publication of review articles and various scientific contributions from members of the editorial board and other world-renowned experts in sonography.