Reliability of shoulder muscle stiffness measurement using strain ultrasound elastography and an acoustic coupler

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 48 - Trang 91-96 - 2020
Daisuke Shimoyama1, Hitoshi Shitara1, Noritaka Hamano1, Tsuyoshi Ichinose1, Tsuyoshi Sasaki1, Atsushi Yamamoto1, Tsutomu Kobayashi1, Tsuyoshi Tajika1, Kenji Takagishi1, Hirotaka Chikuda1
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

Tóm tắt

Abnormal increases in muscle tone can be caused by various musculoskeletal disorders. The objective of this study was to evaluate intratester and intertester reliabilities in measuring the stiffness of the shoulder muscles using strain ultrasound elastography (USE) and an acoustic coupler. Tissue stiffness was measured in the trapezius muscle and in the supraspinatus muscle of healthy young volunteers. The mean strain ratios measured by two experienced shoulder surgeons were significantly higher in the trapezius muscle than in the supraspinatus muscle (P < 0.001). Intratester reliability was rated as moderate to substantial for the trapezius muscle and substantial for the supraspinatus muscle. Intertester reliability was substantial for both muscles, with an intraclass correlation coefficient (2,1) of 0.62 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.28–0.82] for the trapezius muscle and 0.69 (95% CI 0.40–0.86) for the supraspinatus muscle. We found substantial intratester and intertester reliabilities for the trapezius and supraspinatus muscles, suggesting that USE represents a promising modality for measuring the stiffness of shoulder muscles. However, the clinical application of this method will require the development of a device that can standardize the scanning technique to further increase the reliability.

Tài liệu tham khảo

Ward AB. A summary of spasticity management—a treatment algorithm. Eur J Neurol. 2002;9:48–52.

Mariappan YK, Glaser KJ, Ehman RL. Magnetic resonance elastography: a review. Clin Anat. 2010;23:497–511.

Ylinen J, Nykänen M, Kautiainen H, et al. Evaluation of repeatability of pressure algometry on the neck muscles for clinical use. Man Ther. 2007;12:192–7.

Dresner MA, Rose GH, Rossman PJ, et al. Magnetic resonance elastography of skeletal muscle. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2001;13:269–76.

Ringleb SI, Bensamoun SF, Chen Q, et al. Applications of magnetic resonance elastography to healthy and pathologic skeletal muscle. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007;25:301–9.

Ophir J, Céspedes I, Ponnekanti H, et al. Elastography: a quantitative method for imaging the elasticity of biological tissues. Ultrason Imaging. 1991;13:111–34.

Céspedes I, Ophir J, Ponnekanti H, et al. Elastography: elasticity imaging using ultrasound with application to muscle and breast in vivo. Ultrason Imaging. 1993;15:73–88.

Dighe M, Bae U, Richardson ML, et al. Differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules with US elastography using carotid artery pulsation. Radiology. 2008;248:662–9.

Friedrich-Rust M, Ong MF, Herrmann E, et al. Real–time elastography for noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis in chronic viral hepatitis. Am J Roentgenol. 2007;188:758–64.

Itoh A, Ueno E, Tohno E, et al. Breast disease: clinical application of US elastography for diagnosis. Radiology. 2006;239:341–50.

Janssen J, Schlörer E, Greiner L. EUS elastography of the pancreas: feasibility and pattern description of the normal pancreas, chronic pancreatitis, and focal pancreatic lesions. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007;65:971–8.

Pallwein L, Mitterberger M, Struve P, et al. Real–time elastography for detecting prostate cancer: preliminary experience. BJU Int. 2007;100:42–6.

Săftoiu A, Vilmann P, Hassan H, et al. Analysis of endoscopic ultrasound elastography used for characterisation and differentiation of benign and malignant lymph nodes. Ultraschall Med. 2006;27:535–42.

Agarwal A, Agarwal S, Chandak S. Role of acoustic radiation force impulse and shear wave velocity in prediction of preterm birth: a prospective study. Acta Radiol. 2018;59:755–62.

De Zordo T, Chhem R, Smekal V, et al. Real-time sonoelastography: findings in patients with symptomatic Achilles tendons and comparison to healthy volunteers. Ultraschall Med. 2010;31:394–400.

Drakonaki EE, Allen GM, Wilson DJ. Real-time ultrasound elastography of the normal Achilles tendon: reproducibility and pattern description. Clin Radiol. 2009;64:1196–202.

De Zordo T, Lill SR, Fink C, et al. Real-time sonoelastography of lateral epicondylitis: comparison of findings between patients and healthy volunteers. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193:180–5.

Rist HJ, Mauch M. Quantified TDI elastography of the patellar tendon in athletes [in German]. Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2012;26:27–322.

Buck AR, Verstraete N, Li Y, et al. Detection of small tendon lesions by sonoelastographic visualization of strain profile differences: initial experiences. Skeletal Radiol. 2012;41:1073–9.

Miyamoto H, Miura T, Isayama H, et al. Stiffness of the first annular pulley in normal and trigger fingers. J Hand Surg Am. 2011;36:1486–91.

Wu CH, Chang KV, Mio S, et al. Sonoelastography of the plantar fascia. Radiology. 2011;259:502–7.

Arda K, Ciledag N, Aktas E, et al. Quantitative assessment of normal soft-tissue elasticity using shear-wave ultrasound elastography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197:532–6.

Shinohara M, Sabra K, Gennisson JL, et al. Real-time visualization of muscle stiffness distribution with ultrasound shear wave imaging during muscle contraction. Muscle Nerve. 2010;42:438–41.

Aubry S, Risson JR, Barbier-Brion B, et al. Transient elastography of calcaneal tendon: preliminary results and future prospects [in French]. J Radiol. 2011;92:421–7.

Nordez A, Gennisson JL, Casari P, et al. Characterization of muscle belly elastic properties during passive stretching using transient elastography. J Biomech. 2008;41:2305–11.

Bouillard K, Nordez A, Hug F. Estimation of individual muscle force using elastography. PLoS ONE. 2011;6:e29261.

Hoyt K, Kneezel T, Castaneda B, et al. Quantitative sonoelastography for the in vivo assessment of skeletal muscle viscoelasticity. Phys Med Biol. 2008;53:4063–80.

Bercoff J, Tanter M, Fink M. Supersonic shear imaging: a new technique for soft tissue elasticity mapping. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2004;51:396–409.

Drakonaki EE, Allen GM, Wilson DJ. Ultrasound elastography for muscloskeletal applications. Br J Radiol. 2012;85:1435–45.

Landis JR, Koch GG. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics. 1977;33:159–74.

Chino K, Akagi R, Fukashiro S, et al. Reliability and validity of quantifying absolute muscle hardness using ultrasound elastography. PLoS ONE. 2012;7:e45764.

Yanagisawa O, Niitsu M, Kurihara T, et al. Evaluation of human muscle hardness after dynamic exercise with ultrasound real–time tissue elastography: a feasibility study. Clin Radiol. 2011;66:815–9.

Leong HT, Ng GY, Leung VY, et al. Quantitative estimation of muscle shear elastic modulus of the upper trapezius with supersonic shear imaging during arm positioning. PLoS ONE. 2013;8:e67199.

Cooperstein R, Blum C, Cooperstein EC. Assessment of consistency between the arm-fossa test and Gillet test: a pilot study. J Chiropr Med. 2015;14:24–31.

Maher RM, Hayes DM, Shinohara M. Quantification of dry needling and posture effects on myofascial trigger points using ultrasound shear–wave elastography. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013;94:2146–50.

Thông tin
Thông tin xuất bản

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Tập 48

91-96

Thông tin tác giả