Elastography: from theory to clinical applications Elastography, being the newest method of imagistic diagnostics, was developed to define the pathological modifications connected with the presence of an abnormal tissue in comparison with the surrounding tissue, thus giving the information concerning the elasticity/rigidity of the investigated tissue, its fibrosis degree, the rigidity degree of a tumour tissue in comparison with the surrounding tissue. Technology and software Virtual Touch allow a new dimension of the imagistic tissue which is applied in many clinical domains, to screening, diagnostics and therapeutic treatment.

Elastografia, fiind o metoda imagistica de ultima ora, a fost dezvoltată pentru a cuantifica obiectiv modificările patologice legate de prezenţa unui ţesut anormal, comparativ cu ţesuturilor înconjurătoare, furnizând informaţii referitoare la elasticitatea/ rigiditatea ţesutului examinat, gradul de fibroză, respectiv gradul de rigiditate a unui ţesut tumoral comparativ cu cel indemn. Tehnologia şi software-ul Virtual Touch permit o nouă dimensiune a imagisticii tisulare care este utlizată în multe domenii clinice, pentru screening, diagnostic şi aplicaţii terapeutice.