Sonoelastography in the musculoskeletal system:Current role and future directions

Ultrasound is an essential modality within musculoskeletal imaging, with the recent addition of elastography. The elastic properties of tissues are different from the acoustic impedance used to create B mode imaging and the flow properties used within Doppler imaging, hence elastography provides a d...

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Published inWorld journal of radiology Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 868 - 879
Main Authors Winn, Naomi, Lalam, Radhesh, Cassar-Pullicino, Victor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 28.11.2016
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Musculoskeletal system
Elastography
Ultrasound
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Summary:Ultrasound is an essential modality within musculoskeletal imaging, with the recent addition of elastography. The elastic properties of tissues are different from the acoustic impedance used to create B mode imaging and the flow properties used within Doppler imaging, hence elastography provides a different form of tissue assessment. The current role of ultrasound elastography in the musculoskeletal system will be reviewed, in particular with reference to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and soft tissue tumours. The different ultrasound elastography methods currently available will be described, in particular strain elastography and shear wave elastography. Future directions of ultrasound elastography in the musculoskeletal system will also be discussed.
Bibliography:Naomi Winn;Radhesh Lalam;Victor Cassar-Pullicino;Department of Radiology,Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Ortho-paedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Author contributions: Winn N wrote the manuscript; Lalam R and Cassar-Pullicino V critically reviewed the text and images.
Correspondence to: Dr. Victor Cassar-Pullicino, Department of Radiology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gobowen, Oswestry SY10 7AG, United Kingdom. victor.pullicino@rjah.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44-1691-404000
ISSN:1949-8470
1949-8470
DOI:10.4329/wjr.v8.i11.868