Ultrasound Elastography: The New Frontier in Direct Measurement of Muscle Stiffness |
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Authors: | Joline E Brandenburg MD Sarah F EbyHeng Zhao PhD Jeffrey S Brault Shigao Chen Kai-Nan An |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;2. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;3. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;4. Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN;5. Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;6. Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;g Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
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Abstract: | The use of brightness-mode ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound in physical medicine and rehabilitation has increased dramatically. The continuing evolution of ultrasound technology has also produced ultrasound elastography, a cutting-edge technology that can directly measure the mechanical properties of tissue, including muscle stiffness. Its real-time and direct measurements of muscle stiffness can aid the diagnosis and rehabilitation of acute musculoskeletal injuries and chronic myofascial pain. It can also help monitor outcomes of interventions affecting muscle in neuromuscular and musculoskeletal diseases, and it can better inform the functional prognosis. This technology has implications for even broader use of ultrasound in physical medicine and rehabilitation practice, but more knowledge about its uses and limitations is essential to its appropriate clinical implementation. In this review, we describe different ultrasound elastography techniques for studying muscle stiffness, including strain elastography, acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, and shear-wave elastography. We discuss the basic principles of these techniques, including the strengths and limitations of their measurement capabilities. We review the current muscle research, discuss physiatric clinical applications of these techniques, and note directions for future research. |
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Keywords: | Diagnostic imaging Elasticity Hardness Muscles Rehabilitation Ultrasonography |
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