Can sonoelastography detect plantar fasciitis earlier than traditional b-mode ultrasonography?

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-

  Wu, Chueh Hung ^a   Chen, Wen Shiang ^a,b   Wang, Tyng Guey ^a,b   Lew, Henry L ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS;

ADULT; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84856364383     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31822de9ab     Document Type: Note

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