Supersonic shear imaging provides a reliable measurement of resting muscle shear elastic modulus

• Published in: Physiological measurement Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. N19 - N28
• Main Authors: Lacourpaille, Lilian, Hug, François, Bouillard, Killian, Hogrel, Jean-Yves, Nordez, Antoine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IOP Publishing 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Elastic Modulus - physiology; elasticity; elastography; Female; follow-up; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; neuromuscular disorders; stiffness; Young Adult

The aim of the present study was to assess the reliability of shear elastic modulus measurements performed using supersonic shear imaging (SSI) in nine resting muscles (i.e. gastrocnemius medialis, tibialis anterior, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, triceps brachii, biceps brachii, brachioradialis,...