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ArticleMedicine2021

Shear wave elastography of the tibial nerve in healthy subjects.

Mohamed A Bedewi, Ayman A Elsifey, Tariq Alfaifi, Mamdouh A Kotb, Mohamed S Abdelgawad, Abdelmohsen Mohamed Bediwy, Sherine Mohamed Swify, Ezzat M Awad

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed A BedewiDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Ayman A ElsifeyDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Tariq AlfaifiDepartment of Internal Medicine.
Mamdouh A KotbNeurology Department, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz university, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S AbdelgawadRadiology Department, National liver institute Menoufia University.
Abdelmohsen Mohamed BediwyFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Sherine Mohamed SwifyMinistry of health, Alexandria Egypt.
Ezzat M AwadDepartment of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine [ISPTM], Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology.
Alexandria University · EGMenoufia University · EGMinia University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate sonoelastographic features of the tibial nerve.The study included 72 tibial nerves in 36 healthy subjects. High resolution ultrasound and Shear wave elastography were used to evaluate the tibial nerve. Cross sectional area and stiffness were measured.The mean cross sectional area of the tibial nerve was 13.4 mm2. The mean shear elastic modulus of the tibial nerve in the short axis was 23.3 kPa. The mean shear elastic modulus of the tibial nerve in long axis was 26.1 kPa. The tibial nerve elastic modulus also showed no correlation with cross sectional area neither in the long axis nor short axis. Age, height, weight, and body mass index showed no correlation with tibial nerve elastic modulus in short or long axes.The elastic modulus of the tibial nerve has been determined in healthy subjects and can serve as a reference for future assessment of polyneuropathy.

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AdultElasticity Imaging TechniquesElastic ModulusFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesTibial NerveUltrasonographyYoung Adult

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PMID33545992
PMCPMC7837829
OpenAlexW3123245698

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