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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2011; 21(04): 267-269
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.90685
Musculoskeletal Radiology

Technical note: Real-time sonoelastography evaluation of achilles tendon

Lalitha Palle
Department of Radiology, Focus Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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MCH Balaji Reddy
Department of Radiology, Focus Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
K Jagannath Reddy
Department of Radiology, Focus Diagnostics, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
,
M Vijaya Kumari
Department of Radiology, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Sonoelastography (SE) is a new USG-based technique that is being used to assess the elasticity and pliability of various tissues and lesions. We evaluated normal and abnormal Achilles tendons and correlated SE findings with those of high-resolution USG. This article briefly discusses the principle and technique of sonoelastography and the variations in elasticity and pliability between normal and abnormal Achilles tendons.

Keywords

Achilles tendon - real-time sonoelastography - ultrasound


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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