Shear wave elastographic characterization of normal and torn Achilles tendons: A pilot study

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 449-455

  Chen, Xiang Mei ^a   Cui, Li Gang ^a   He, Ping ^a   Shen, Wei Wei ^a   Qian, Ya Jun ^a   Wang, Jin Rui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Rupture; Shear wave elastography; Sonography

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; SHEAR WAVES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ACHILLES TENDONS; ELASTICITY VALUES; FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITIES; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; LINEAR ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; NORMAL CONTROLS; PILOT STUDIES; RUPTURE; SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE;

TENDONS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENDON INJURY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 84874630807     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2013.32.3.449     Document Type: Article

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