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Shear wave elastography in varicocele patients: Prospective study to investigate correlation with semen parameters and histological findings.

Andrea FuschiLorenzo CaponeSaleh AbuorouqYazan Al SalhiGennaro VelottiSara AversaFlavia CarbonePiero MaceroniVincenzo PetrozzaAntonio CarboneAntonio Luigi PastoreNatale Porta
Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)
SWE showed a statistically significant positive correlation with testicular volume, semen analysis and histological findings. This study represents the first investigation that correlates the varicocele, the testis volume, the quality of the seminal fluid ant the histological findings with the ultrasound and SWE values.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • prognostic factors
  • ultrasound guided
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound