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Elastography in the assessment of the Achilles tendon: a systematic review of measurement properties

open access: yesJournal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2023
Background Managing and rehabilitating Achilles tendinopathy can be difficult, and the results are often unsatisfactory. Currently, clinicians use ultrasonography to diagnose the condition and predict symptom development.
Tiziana Mifsud   +4 more
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Relationship between respiratory muscles ultrasound parameters and running tests performance in adolescent football players. A pilot study [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2023
Purpose Assessing the relationship between ultrasound imaging of respiratory muscles during tidal breathing and running tests (endurance and speed) in adolescent football players.
Małgorzata Pałac   +3 more
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Lateral Abdominal Muscles Shear Modulus and Thickness Measurements under Controlled Ultrasound Probe Compression by External Force Sensor: A Comparison and Reliability Study

open access: yesSensors, 2021
The aim of this study was to perform a reliability and agreement analysis and to compare lateral abdominal muscles (LAMs) thickness and elasticity results obtained by an experienced operator, by a non-experienced operator, and in an ultrasound imaging ...
Grzegorz Mikołajowski   +3 more
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Effect of a 10-Week Sensomotor Exercise Program on Balance and Agility in Adolescent Football Players: A Randomised Control Trial

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 10-week sensomotor exercise programme on body balance and agility in a group of adolescent athletes. Initially, 120 adolescent football players were included in the study. In the final analysis,
Damian Sikora, Pawel Linek
doaj   +1 more source

Shear wave elastography of the lateral abdominal muscles in C-shaped idiopathic scoliosis: a case–control study

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Considering that knowledge about lateral abdominal muscles (LAM) in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is still very limited, the aims of this study were: (a) to compare LAM thickness and elasticity between C-shaped IS and non-scoliotic population; and (b) to ...
Paweł Linek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intra-Rater Reliability of Shear Wave Elastography for the Quantification of Respiratory Muscles in Adolescent Athletes

open access: yesSensors, 2022
The aim of this study was to assess the intra-rater reliability and agreement of diaphragm and intercostal muscle elasticity and thickness during tidal breathing. The diaphragm and intercostal muscle parameters were measured using shear wave elastography
Małgorzata Pałac, Paweł Linek
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesJournal of Hepatology, 2021
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE), point shear wave elastography (pSWE), two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2DSWE), magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are proposed as non-
E. Selvaraj   +131 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

open access: yesSensors, 2022
Ultrasound imaging (US) is increasingly being used in the diagnosis of entrapment neuropathies. The aim of the current study was to evaluate changes in stiffness (shear modulus), cross-sectional area (CSA), and trace length (TRACE) of the ulnar nerve in ...
Tomasz Wolny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term patient observation after conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a summary of two randomised controlled trials [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2019
Background Physiotherapy of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) involves manual therapy based on neurodynamic techniques. Until now, two randomized controlled trials have shown that immediately after therapy, CTS patients who received neurodynamic techniques ...
Tomasz Wolny, Pawel Linek
doaj   +2 more sources

The Power of Share Wave Elastography in Evaluating Portal Hypertension Signs in Children

open access: yesCerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2023
Objective: We wanted to investigate the value of spleen elastography and liver elastography values measured by shear wave elastography and some parameters such as spleen size and spleen ratio in detecting the presence and grade of esophageal varices ...
Didem Gülcü Taşkın   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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