Defining normal enthesis stiffness range in a healthy adult population

• Published in: British journal of radiology Vol. 98; no. 1167; p. 469
• Main Authors: Mahazer, Mohammad Khairi Jahidi, Leong, Sook Sam, Wong, Jeannie Hsiu Ding, Rozalli, Faizatul Izza, Yahya, Fariz, Tee, Ying Chew, Mohd Razalli, Mazuin, Vijayananthan, Anushya, Baharuddin, Hazlyna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Achilles Tendon - diagnostic imaging; Achilles Tendon - physiology; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Reference Values; Young Adult; shear wave velocity; confounding factors; entheses; reliability; shear wave elastography

This study explores the correlation between volunteer demographics with enthesis stiffness and intra- and interobserver agreements using shear wave elastography (SWE). Ninety-eight healthy volunteers were recruited. SWE was performed on quadriceps, suprapatellar, infrapatellar, and Achilles entheses...