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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Elastography, Diagnostic procedure, Tissue characterisation
Authors:
A. Arcidiacono, A. Corazza, S. Perugin Bernardi, R. Sartoris, D. Orlandi, E. Silvestri; Genoa/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2015/C-2384
Learning objectives
Sonoelastography (SEL) is a recently developed imaging technique which is able to evaluate the mechanical properties of tissues.
It is based on the principle for which,
applying an extrinsic stress (mechanical or physical),
it is possible to induce changes in a determined tissue,
depending on the elastic properties of the tissue itself; hence,
qualitative and/or quantitative measurements of the elastic changes induced through the tissue could be obtained,
usually by mean of an ultrasound transducer in clinical practice.
The recent diffusion of SEL into commercially available ultrasound systems has promoted the development of many studies regarding the potential clinical applications of this novel technique in different clinical fields and,
in particular,
in the musculoskeletal system.
The aim of our work is to provide a clear description of shear wave and strain sonoelastographic methods,
to describe their applications focusing on muscle-tendon unit and to assess the potential benefits of the sonoelastographic evaluation in different conditions.