Elastography for muscle biomechanics: toward the estimation of individual muscle force

F Hug, K Tucker, JL Gennisson, M Tanter… - Exercise and sport …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Because of muscle redundancy, even single-joint motor tasks can be produced theoretically
by an infinite number of muscle force combinations. Understanding how the central nervous …

Clinical indications for musculoskeletal ultrasound updated in 2017 by European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) consensus

LM Sconfienza, D Albano, G Allen, A Bazzocchi… - European …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Objectives To update the 2012 European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology
(ESSR) clinical consensus guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound referral in Europe …

Miniaturized electromechanical devices for the characterization of the biomechanics of deep tissue

E Song, Z Xie, W Bai, H Luan, B Ji, X Ning… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
Evaluating the biomechanics of soft tissues at depths well below their surface, and at high
precision and in real time, would open up diagnostic opportunities. Here, we report the …

Shear wave sonoelastography of skeletal muscle: basic principles, biomechanical concepts, clinical applications, and future perspectives

M Creze, A Nordez, M Soubeyrand, L Rocher… - Skeletal radiology, 2018 - Springer
Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and therapeutic response evaluation of
muscular diseases. However, one important limitation is its incapacity to assess the in vivo …

Characterization of tissue stiffness of the infraspinatus, erector spinae, and gastrocnemius muscle using ultrasound shear wave elastography and superficial …

JP Kelly, SL Koppenhaver, LA Michener… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare measurement methods of tissue stiffness using
ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) and superficial mechanical deformation …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utilization of shear wave elastography in the musculoskeletal system

LC Davis, TG Baumer, MJ Bey… - …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging technology that provides information about
the inherent elasticity of tissues by producing an acoustic radiofrequency force impulse …

Quantifying changes in material properties of stroke-impaired muscle

SSM Lee, S Spear, WZ Rymer - Clinical biomechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Material properties of muscles are clinically important parameters for evaluating
altered muscle function. Stroke survivors display motor impairments almost immediately after …

Shear wave elastography is a reliable and repeatable method for measuring the elastic modulus of the rectus femoris muscle and patellar tendon

S Taş, MR Onur, S Yılmaz, AR Soylu… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine intraobserver, interobserver, and inter‐
day reliability levels for stiffness measurements of the patellar tendon and rectus femoris …

Use of shear wave ultrasound elastography to quantify muscle properties in cerebral palsy

SSM Lee, D Gaebler-Spira, LQ Zhang, WZ Rymer… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with cerebral palsy tend to have altered muscle architecture and
composition, but little is known about the muscle material properties, specifically stiffness …

Validity of measurement of shear modulus by ultrasound shear wave elastography in human pennate muscle

N Miyamoto, K Hirata, H Kanehisa, Y Yoshitake - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Ultrasound shear wave elastography is becoming a valuable tool for measuring mechanical
properties of individual muscles. Since ultrasound shear wave elastography measures …