A scoping review of methods used in musculoskeletal soft tissue and nerve shear wave elastography studies

KJ Cipriano, J Wickstrom, M Glicksman, L Hirth… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
This scoping review of shear wave elastography (SWE) articles in musculoskeletal soft
tissue and nerve research demonstrates methodological heterogeneity resulting from a lack …

Muscle ultrasonographic elastography in children: review of the current knowledge and application

A Cebula, M Cebula, I Kopyta - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ultrasonographic elastography is a relatively new imaging modality for the qualitative and
quantitative assessments of tissue elasticity. While it has steadily gained use in adult clinical …

The impact of Fu's subcutaneous needling on lower limb muscle stiffness in knee osteoarthritis patients: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

H Li, CC Yang, T Bai, J Sun, Z Fu, J Mi… - Journal of pain …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with
clinicians often observing increased muscle stiffness associated with joint pain and …

Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of corrected slack angle derived from 2D-SWE in quantitating muscle spasticity of stroke patients

J Cao, Y Xiao, W Qiu, Y Zhang, Z Dou, J Ren… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background To explore the feasibility of corrected slack angle acquired from two-
dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE) for quantitating the spasticity of medial …

Shear Wave Velocity to Evaluate the Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Post-Stroke Spasticity of the Lower Limb

Y Hasegawa, M Niimi, T Hara, Y Sakurai, S Soshi… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The evaluation of muscles with spasticity using ultrasound elastography
has attracted attention recently, and the shear wave velocity (SWV) technique can measure …

Evaluation of meniscal elasticity using shear wave elastography in obese children and adolescents: a preliminary cross-sectional study

N Dag, MS Sinanoglu - Pediatric Radiology, 2024 - Springer
Background Musculoskeletal problems such as pain, joint pathology, increased risk of
fracture, and the development of structural deformities are common in childhood obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive analysis of overactive muscle structure and elasticity after botulinum toxin type A injection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Devis, F Lecouvet, T Lejeune… - European Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INTRODUCTION Injections of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) are the first-line treatment for
spastic muscle overactivity (MO). Some authors observed that BoNT-A injections lead to …

Utilization of shear wave elastography to quantify and predict response to upper extremity botulinum toxin injections in patients with cerebral palsy: A pilot study

M Jardon, J Nguyen, E Casaletto, L Ko, A Wolff… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Shear wave elastography (SWE) was used to quantify change in upper extremity
muscle stiffness in patients with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) following botulinum …

Study on the correlation between shear wave elastography and MRI grading of meniscal degeneration

R Ye, HH Xiong, X Liu, JX Yang, JD Guo… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2024 - Springer
Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) offers quantitative insights into the hardness and elasticity
characteristics of tissues. The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between …

[HTML][HTML] The state of the art in therapeutic administration of botulinum toxin in children with cerebral palsy: an integrative review

SR Dorf, AR Fonseca, FR Sztajnbok… - Revista Paulista de …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To describe the current state of the art in the therapeutic administration of
botulinum toxin with indications, efficacy, and safety profile for children and adolescents with …