Quantification of Pediatric Burn Scar Stiffness Using Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Ultrasound Elastography

• Published in: Ultrasound in medicine & biology Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 1918 - 1923
• Main Authors: Zuccaro, Jennifer, Perez, Manuela M., Mohanta, Arun, Fish, Joel S., Doria, Andrea S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography; Acoustics; Burn; Burns - complications; Child; Child, Preschool; Cicatrix - diagnostic imaging; Cicatrix - etiology; Cicatrix - physiopathology; Elastic Modulus; Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods; Elastography; Female; Humans; Hypertrophic scar; Imaging; Infant; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Pediatric; Ultrasound; Burn; Imaging; Acoustic radiation force impulse elastography; Hypertrophic scar; Ultrasound; Elastography; Pediatric

The purpose of this study was to quantify the stiffness of hypertrophic scars using acoustic radiation force impulse ultrasound elastography. Sixteen pediatric patients with hypertrophic scars resulting from burn injuries participated in this study (mean age: 5.13, standard deviation: 3.20). Values...