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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2024

Ultrasound imaging and shear wave elastography for the differential diagnosis of heel pain: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Nour Mohamed Kandil, Aya Mohamed Bassam Hashem, Marwan Mohamed El Toukhy, Nouran Mohamed Abdalla Atris Yousef, Ahmed Saeed Hussein Al-Feeshawy, Maged Abdel Rahman Havwana

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Nour Mohamed KandilDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. dr.n.kandil@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-7523
Aya Mohamed Bassam HashemDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwan Mohamed El ToukhyDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Nouran Mohamed Abdalla Atris YousefDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Saeed Hussein Al-FeeshawyOrthopedic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Maged Abdel Rahman HavwanaDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

purposeIn correlation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), this study attempts to assess the effectiveness of the diagnostic of ultrasonography (US) features and shear wave elastography (SWE) in determining the different causes of heel pain. MATERIALS AND

methods55 heels with a mean age of 38.33 ± 10.8 were included in the study (10 control cases and 41 cases, 4 of which had bilateral heel pain). There were 23 female cases (56.1%) and 18 male cases (43.95%). Examinations using shear wave elastography (SWE) and ultrasound (US) were done in different positions. MRI and the obtained data were correlated.

resultsWhen used to diagnose different heel pain causes, ultrasound demonstrated great sensitivity and specificity. SWE demonstrated a good correlation with MRI findings and enhanced the ultrasound's diagnostic precision in identifying plantar fasciitis early on (increased accuracy from 88.9 to 93.33% with 100% sensitivity and 83.3% specificity) and Achilles tendinopathy (increased accuracy from 88.9 to 97.8 with 94.7% sensitivity and 100% specificity).

conclusionIn summary, we concluded that heel pain can be efficiently examined by both ultrasound (US) and shear wave elastography (SWE) with the former being used as the primary effective tool and the latter being done to increase diagnostic accuracy. We also concluded that SWE improved the ultrasound's diagnostic precision in identifying patients with early plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy and showed a robust relationship with clinical outcomes, enhancing patient evaluation and follow-up.

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Elasticity Imaging TechniquesHeelSensitivity and SpecificityUltrasonographyAchilles TendonAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFasciitis, PlantarFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPainTendinopathyAchilles tendonHeel painMRIPlantar fasciitisShear wave elastographyUltrasonography

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