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Observational studyMedicine2020

Shear wave elastography of the saphenous nerve.

Mohamed Abdelmohsen Bedewi, Ayman A Elsifey, Mamdouh A Kotb, Abdelmohsen Mohamed Bediwy, Yasmin M Ahmed, Sherine Mohamed Swify, Ahmed M Abodonya

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Observational study in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed Abdelmohsen BedewiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz university, College of Medicine.
Ayman A ElsifeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz university, College of Medicine.
Mamdouh A KotbNeurology Department, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdelmohsen Mohamed BediwyFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria.
Yasmin M AhmedFaculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia.
Sherine Mohamed SwifyMinistry of Health, Alexandria, Alexandria.
Ahmed M AbodonyaAnesthesia and Intensive Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Minia University · EGPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SAAl-Azhar University · EGAlexandria University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to study sonoelastographic features of the saphenous nerve.The study included 72 saphenous nerves in 36 healthy subjects. High resolution ultrasound and Shearwave elastography were used to evaluate the saphenous nerve. Cross sectional area (CSA) and stiffness were measured.The mean CSA of the saphenous nerve was 5.7 mm. The mean shear elastic modulus of the saphenous nerve in the short axis was 29.5 kPa. The mean shear elastic modulus of the saphenous nerve in long axis was 29.9 kPa. The saphenous nerve elastic modulus also showed no correlation with CSA in neither the long axis nor short axis. Positive correlation between elasticity measurements in the long and short axes. Age, height, weight, and BMI showed no correlation with saphenous nerve elastic modulus in short or long axes.The elastic modulus of the saphenous nerve has been determined in healthy subjects and can serve as a reference for future assessment of the saphenous nerve before different procedures.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesAdultElasticityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral NervesReference ValuesThighYoung Adult

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PMID32925760
PMCPMC7489694
OpenAlexW3085025046

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