Measuring Dynamic Tendon Torsion Using Ultrasound Speckle Tracking: Validation with Silicone Phantom and In Vivo Application on Human Tibialis Posterior Tendon.

Kun-Lin Hung, De-Kai Syu, Wei-Ning Lee, Pei-Yu Chen, Chen-Chie Wang, Wen-Siang Chen, Che-Yu Lin, Hsing-Kuo Wang

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Kun-Lin HungSchool and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 100025, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0002-9927-2104

De-Kai SyuDepartment of Orthopedics, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City 243089, Taiwan.

Wei-Ning LeeBiomedical Engineering Programme, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Pei-Yu ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100225, Taiwan.

Chen-Chie WangDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 231016, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1694-7579

Wen-Siang ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City 100229, Taiwan.

Che-Yu LinInstitute of Applied Mechanics, College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 106319, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0440-2977

Hsing-Kuo WangSchool and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 100025, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9199-0721

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National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.) MOST 111-2314-B-002-162-MY3

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Abstract

The torsional characteristics of human tendons are recognized to have functional and clinical relevance, but are underexplored due to the limited in vivo assessment methods available to measure the dynamic torsion characteristics of a tendon during movement. This study aimed to validate the use of transverse plane ultrasound speckle tracking (ST) for measuring dynamic torsion on silicone phantoms, and to evaluate the capability and reliability of ST in measuring dynamic torsion of the human tibialis posterior tendon (TPT) in vivo. Of the ten silicone phantoms tested in the validation study, ST measurement results strongly correlated with the referencing marker tracking method (

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SiliconesTendonsAdultFemaleHumansMalePhantoms, ImagingReproducibility of ResultsUltrasonographyYoung AdultSiliconesreliabilitysilicone phantomspeckle trackingtendon torsiontibialis posterior tendonultrasonographyvalidity

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PMID41755126

DOI10.3390/s26041187

PMCPMC12944219

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