Shear Wave Elastography Suite

Reproducible Results, Intuitively Visualised

Experience non-invasive, quantitative assessment for confident diagnosis with our Shear Wave technology* suite, which provides a quantitative measure and dynamic visual display of tissue stiffness. Gain valuable diagnostic information in easy to understand visual, parametric and quantitative formats, our ­advanced suite helps you avoid extra exams in order to get your diagnostic answer. Saving your patients, clinicians and practice while enhancing productivity.

  • Overcoming complications and limitations of biopsy
  • 4 Smart Maps to visualise and quantify propagation in real-time, with a new variance map
  • Combination with Smart 3D allows for volumetric elastography imaging
  • One shot or continuous mode scanning and push pulse optimised for deeper regions
  • Extension of compatible transducer range for endocavitary applications
  • Twin View now available in Smart Maps for better assessment of the liver
  • Enhanced worksheet for easier quantification

Shear Wave

Together We See More

Our elastography suite offers various Shear wave technologies that improve sensitivity and assessment capabilities delivered on dynamic layouts and multiple views.

Read a comparison of one-shot and continuous modes for Shear Wave Elastography and more.

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Shear waves are generated by means of an ultrasonic burst. Depending on tissue properties, shear waves travel at varying speed.

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Our unique propagation mode can be used to confirm the quality of the shear wave generation (breast carcinoma).

Approaches to liver tumours

Clinical Case Study

Fuminori Moriyasu

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical University

Ultrasound elastography, which is widely employed for the assessment of liver diseases, is categorised into two types: strain elastography, which evaluates strain in response to pressure, and shear wave elastography, which measures the propagation velocity of shear waves. In shear wave velocity measurements, shear waves are generated by applying mechanical vibration or pressure or by applying acoustic pressure. Shear Wave Elastography (SWE), which has been developed by Canon Medical Systems, employs the latter method and also allows the propagation velocities of shear waves to be quantified and mapped. Study discusses SWE approach to liver tumors, including the differential diagnosis of tumors and the applications of SWE in local treatment.

Figure 6: Quantification of the degree of tissue differentiation and elasticity of HCC.

Diagnosis of liver fibrosis

Clinical Case Study

Hiroko Iijima

Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disease, Ultrasound Imaging Center Hyogo College of Medicine

The conventional methods employed in diagnostic ultrasound examinations for chronic liver diseases include the assessment of B-mode images, the evaluation of non-uniformity in the Rayleigh distribution (ASQ), and the estimation of disease progression based on indices of congestion as well as hepatic vein wave forms obtained by Doppler scanning. Following the introduction of ultrasound contrast agents, estimation of the severity of liver diseases based on the times required for contrast agent to reach the hepatic arteries, portal vein, and hepatic veins and functional diagnosis based on the phagocytic activity of Kupffer cells have also been performed. This paper discusses the assessment of liver stiffness using shear waves, which is one of the recently developed elastography methods that is attracting a great deal of interest.

Figure 11: Comparison with liver biopsy findings.

3D Shear Wave

3D Shear Wave technology with improved sensitivity to help with difficult to image patients. See our example of 3D Shear Wave assessing a breast lesion.
  • Push pulse optimised for deeper regions
  • 3D Mapping supports high confidence and productivity
  • 3D Shear Wave exciting technology to support physician in better visualising hard lesions

SWE — Quad View

SWE — Quad View** lets you choose from multiple layout options.


Quad View Layouts
  • Quad View Layout option A
  • Quad View Layout option B
Zoom Functionality
  • Spot Zoom
  • Quad or Twin (up / down or right / left)
  • Freeze after Zoom
  • Freeze after Quad layout changes
  • Measurement Area Detection (MAD)
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Layout option A

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Layout option B

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Un-zoomed

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Zoomed / MAD

SWE MAD

An in-built tool for Measurement Area Detection (MAD)** of an elastogram.

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Colour ROI is divided into small regions (SD-ROI) and calculates SD value of each region

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User selects and sets the threshold region, displaying an average value and SD values

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The SD-ROI used in the calculation is displayed in the colour in the ROI

  • Real time display

  • User measurements possible
  • Quad; Twin and Zoom

Strain Elastography

Strain elastography is non-invasive, qualitative assessment of lesion elasticity for increased diagnostic confidence. Our strain elastography provides a visual representation of the elasticity of breast lesions following manual compressions. Based on well-established findings, malignant tissue has less elasticity than benign tissue.
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