About this Research Topic
The liver and the pancreas are important digestive organs. Liver and pancreas diseases, both chronic and acute, pose a huge challenge to people’s health. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects almost 25% of the world’s population. At present, medical ultrasound has been a useful tool in the diagnosis of liver and pancreas diseases because it’s prompt and noninvasive. However, conventional B-mode ultrasound is qualitative and can only provide information on tissue echogenicity. Therefore, advanced ultrasound techniques have been investigated to complement B-mode ultrasound. For instance, ultrasound elastography providing information on tissue elasticity has been applied to diagnose liver fibrosis; ultrasound attenuation imaging which provides information on tissue acoustic attenuation has been applied to diagnose hepatic steatosis. In addition, medical ultrasound has also been used in the therapy of liver diseases. These applications involve advanced ultrasound techniques to facilitate precision diagnosis and therapy of liver and pancreas diseases. For instance, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been applied to ablate liver tumors.
This Research Topic aims at introducing state-of-the-art methods and techniques for ultrasound-based diagnosis and therapy of liver and pancreas diseases. These involve theoretical studies, simulation studies, phantom studies, animal studies, and clinical studies. For ultrasound-based diagnosis of liver and pancreas diseases, advanced techniques including quantitative ultrasound techniques and ultrasound artificial intelligence techniques are of interest. For ultrasound-based therapy of liver and pancreas diseases, advanced techniques involving treatment planning of therapeutic ultrasound using medical imaging such as CT and MRI, treatment monitoring, treatment evaluation, and treatment prognosis, are of interest. Investigations on ultrasound wave propagation in complex biological media are also of interest. Original Research, Reviews, Brief Research Reports, and Mini-Review involving the application of ultrasound in liver and pancreas disease are welcomed by this Research Topic. The scope includes but is not limited to:
• Clinical application of novel ultrasound techniques in liver and pancreas disease
• Novel diagnostic and therapeutic mechanisms of ultrasound in liver and pancreas disease
• Application of AI in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound for liver and pancreas disease
This Research Topic aims at introducing state-of-the-art methods and techniques for ultrasound-based diagnosis and therapy of liver and pancreas diseases. These involve theoretical studies, simulation studies, phantom studies, animal studies, and clinical studies. For ultrasound-based diagnosis of liver and pancreas diseases, advanced techniques including quantitative ultrasound techniques and ultrasound artificial intelligence techniques are of interest. For ultrasound-based therapy of liver and pancreas diseases, advanced techniques involving treatment planning of therapeutic ultrasound using medical imaging such as CT and MRI, treatment monitoring, treatment evaluation, and treatment prognosis, are of interest. Investigations on ultrasound wave propagation in complex biological media are also of interest. Original Research, Reviews, Brief Research Reports, and Mini-Review involving the application of ultrasound in liver and pancreas disease are welcomed by this Research Topic. The scope includes but is not limited to:
• Clinical application of novel ultrasound techniques in liver and pancreas disease
• Novel diagnostic and therapeutic mechanisms of ultrasound in liver and pancreas disease
• Application of AI in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound for liver and pancreas disease
Keywords: Ultrasound, liver, pancreas, diagnosis, therapy
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