Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of the Achilles Tendon Under Varied Loads. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This Institutional Review Board-approved pilot study attempted to detect the correlation between ultrasound shear wave elastographic measures and tendon loads. Five male fresh-frozen cadaveric Achilles tendons were loaded in 10-N increments from 0 to 60 N. Shear wave velocity measurements within each Achilles tendon were obtained at each load in longitudinal and transverse orientations. Shear wave velocity measurements were correlated with tendon tension on both longitudinal and transverse plane imaging and showed moderate and strong positive correlation coefficients, respectively. Of note, limitations of the clinically available shear wave elastographic technology for measuring high velocities exist.

publication date

  • March 8, 2018

Research

keywords

  • Achilles Tendon
  • Elasticity Imaging Techniques
  • Shear Strength

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85049866179

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1002/jum.14589

PubMed ID

  • 29516536

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 10