Keywords:
Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Neuroradiology peripheral nerve, Elastography, Diagnostic procedure
Authors:
H. Aslan, P. D. Analan, E. Kaya; Adana/TR
DOI:
10.1594/essr2018/P-0073
Purpose
Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a chronic,
debilitating condition that causes psychosocial problems that affect breast cancer survivors’ daily lives and self-maintenance.
BCRL symptoms include swelling,
heaviness,
tightness,
firmness,
pain/aching/soreness,
numbness,
tingling,
stiffness,
limb fatigue,
limb weakness,
and impaired limb mobility (1-3).
Ultrasound (US) elastography is a non-invasive,
inexpensive,
and useful adjunctive tool that allows the measure tissue stiffness noninvasively.
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of BCRL on the median nerve stiffness measured by Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) and to assess the correlation between the median nerve stiffness,
the severity of pain,
duration of lymphedema and disability score.