ArticleInsights into imaging2021
Shear wave and strain sonoelastography for the evaluation of the Achilles tendon during isometric contractions.
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- Elastography in the assessment of the Achilles tendon: a systematic review of measurement properties.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Pooled it
- Prediction of Range of Motion in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Shear Wave Elastography.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Radiographic, Ultrasonographic and Shear Elastosonographic Changes in Patellar Ligament in Dogs Undergoing Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Comparison Between Strain and 2D Shear Wave Elastography of Testes in Healthy Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- An Observational Study on the Prediction of Range of Motion in Soldiers Diagnosed with Patellar Tendinopathy Using Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Strain Elastography Evaluation of Patellar Tendons in Dogs after TPLO/TTA for Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Qualitative and Semiquantitative Evaluation Compared with Healthy Subjects.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Shear-Wave Elastography of the Achilles tendon: reliability analysis and impact of parameters modulating elasticity values.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
- Biomechanical changes in the gastrocnemius medius-Achilles tendon complex in people with hypermobility spectrum disorders: A cross-sectional compression sonoelastography study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesChanges in mechanical loading as well as pathology can modify the Achilles tendon mechanical properties and therefore detection of these changes is relevant for the diagnosis and management of Achilles tendinopathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate strain and shear wave sonoelastography for their ability to detect changes in the Achilles tendon mechanical properties during a series of isometric contractions.
methodsLongitudinal sonoelastography images of the Achilles tendon were acquired from 20 healthy participants using four different ultrasound devices; two implementing strain sonoelastography technology (SE1, SE2) and two, shear wave elastography technology (SWE1, SWE2).
resultsSE1 measured a decreasing strain ratio (tendon become harder) during the different contraction levels from 1.51 (0.92) to 0.33 (0.16) whereas SE2 mesaured a decreasing strain ratio from 1.08 (0.76) to 0.50 (0.32). SWE1 measured decreasing tendon stiffness during contractions of increasing intensity from 33.40 (19.61) to 16.19 (2.68) whereas SWE2 revealed increasing tendon stiffness between the first two contraction levels from 428.65 (131.5) kPa to 487.9 (121.5) kPa followed by decreasing stiffness for the higher contraction levels from 459.35 (113.48) kPa to 293.5 (91.18) kPa.
conclusionsStrain elastography used with a reference material was able to detect elasticity changes between the different contraction levels whereas shear wave elastography was less able to detect changes in Achilles tendon stiffness when under load. Inconsistent results between the two technologies should be further investigated.
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