ArticleUltrasonic imaging2024
High-frequency Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Human Rotator Cuff Muscles: Assessment of Repeatability and Reproducibility.
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- Quantitative ultrasound assessment of fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff muscles using backscatter coefficient.European radiology experimental · 2024Article
- Effects of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training on Rotator Cuff Strength and Hypertrophy: Case Series.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated the repeatability and reproducibility of using high-frequency quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measurement of backscatter coefficient (BSC), grayscale analysis, and gray-level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) textural analysis, to characterize human rotator cuff muscles. The effects of varying scanner settings across two different operators and two US systems were investigated in a healthy volunteer with normal rotator cuff muscles and a patient with chronic massive rotator cuff injury and substantial muscle degeneration. The results suggest that BSC is a promising method for assessing rotator cuff muscles in both control and pathological subjects, even when operators were free to adjust system settings (depth, level of focus, and time-gain compensation). Measurements were repeatable and reproducible across the different operators and ultrasound imaging platforms. In contrast, grayscale and GLCM analyses were found to be less reliable in this setting, with significant measurement variability. Overall, the repeatability and reproducibility measurements of BSC indicate its potential as a diagnostic tool for rotator cuff muscle evaluation.
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