Ultrasound elastography for the evaluation of peripheral nerves: a systematic review

TC Wee, NG Simon - Muscle & nerve, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral nerve disorders are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Electrodiagnostic
studies remain the cornerstone of the evaluation of nerve disorders. More recently …

The impact of local therapies for breast cancer on shoulder muscle health and function

JM Leonardis, T Lulic-Kuryllo, DB Lipps - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in breast cancer treatment have improved patient survival but have also created
complications, such as shoulder morbidity, impacting the patient's quality of life. Local …

Assessment of peripheral nerves with shear wave elastography in type 1 diabetic adolescents without diabetic peripheral neuropathy

M Aslan, A Aslan, HC Emeksiz… - … of Ultrasound in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate the utility of shear wave elastography (SWE) in detecting
morphologic abnormalities of the median nerve and posterior tibial nerve in transverse and …

Quantitative Ultrasound Techniques Used for Peripheral Nerve Assessment

S Jerban, V Barrère, M Andre, EY Chang, SB Shah - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aim: This review article describes quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques and
summarizes their strengths and limitations when applied to peripheral nerves. Methods: A …

Mechanical properties of the shoulder and pectoralis major in breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery with axillary surgery and radiotherapy

DB Lipps, JM Leonardis, RT Dess, GJ McGinnis… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy reduce breast cancer recurrence but can
cause functional deficits in breast cancer survivors. A cross-sectional study quantified the …

Evaluation of the crushed sciatic nerve and denervated muscle with multimodality ultrasound techniques: an animal study

Y Zhu, Z Jin, Y Luo, Y Wang, N Peng, J Peng… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at evaluating the value of multimodality ultrasound techniques in the
detection of crushed sciatic nerve and denervated muscle in rabbits. Fifty healthy male New …

ACR appropriateness criteria® plexopathy: 2021 update

EP on Neurological, DJ Boulter, J Job, LM Shah… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plexopathy may be caused by diverse pathologies, including trauma, nerve entrapment,
neoplasm, inflammation, infection, autoimmune disease, hereditary disease, and idiopathic …

Study on the Crush Injury Model of the Sciatic Nerve in Rabbits by Conventional Ultrasound and Elastography

T Wang, H Qi, C Chen, J Teng - Current Medical Imaging, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The crush injury model of the sciatic nerve in rabbits is a common nerve injury
model, but there is little literature on the evaluation of nerve stiffness by ultrasound …

Shear wave elastography evaluation of brachial plexus in multiple sclerosis

E Gürün, İ Akdulum, M Akyüz, SÖ Oktar - Acta Radiologica, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory disease characterized
by inflammation involving the peripheral nerves. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is …

Assessment of the optic nerve using strain and shear-wave elastography in patients with pseudotumour cerebri

N Asal, M Inal, MH Şahan, B Say - Clinical Radiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the optic nerve using strain elastography (SE) and shear-wave
elastography (SWE) in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients in comparison to …