Elastography

The elastography procedure at the Dokos Medical clinic is performed in comfortable conditions and lasts 20–30 minutes. The doctor uses modern, expert-class ultrasound equipment.

Liver elastography is performed with the patient lying on their back. Gel is applied to the right upper quadrant. The sensor detects waves reflected from the tissues and generates a color map of the organ’s stiffness.

During the examination, the doctor first performs a conventional ultrasound, assessing the structure of the tissues, the presence of formations, and their sizes. After that, the elastography mode is activated, which allows assessing the density of tissues or detected formations.

Elastography complements conventional ultrasound by helping to determine how soft or hard the tissue is. This is especially important for more accurate differentiation between benign and potentially suspicious changes.

The examination is painless, safe, and performed during a single visit. The results of elastography are analyzed by a doctor together with the data from a standard ultrasound, which increases the accuracy of the diagnosis and helps determine further observation or treatment tactics.

For patients with chronic diseases, the procedure can be performed regularly for monitoring purposes.