The AutoQual ultrasound elastography method for quantitative assessment of lateral strain in post-rupture Achilles tendons

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2695-2700

  Brown, Phillip G ^a   Alsousou, Joseph ^b   Cooper, Ashley ^a   Thompson, Mark S ^a,b   Noble, J Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achilles; Elastography; Lateral; Rupture; Tendon; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES; CLINICAL APPLICATION; ELASTOGRAPHY; LATERAL; NORMALIZED CROSS CORRELATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RUPTURE; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; INTERPOLATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RIGID STRUCTURES; STRAIN; ULTRASONICS;

TENDONS;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FOOT; HUMAN; IMAGING PHANTOM; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TENDON STRESS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ACHILLES; ELASTOGRAPHY; LATERAL; RUPTURE; TENDON; ULTRASOUND;

ACHILLES TENDON; ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; TENDON INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84884979531     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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