Dual Modal Ultrasound Elastography of the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Healthy Infants: A Prospective Study

Objective: To evaluate the reliability of ultrasonographic (US) elastography of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and to define normal strain ratio and shear wave velocity (SWV) values in healthy infants. Methods: Two hundred healthy infants (mean age ± standard deviation, 1.64±1.78 month; 113...

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Main Author: Na Xu, MD, Bei Xia, MD, Wei Shi, MD, Ningning Tang, MD, ZhiXia Wu, MD, Binxuan Huang, MD, Hongwei Tao, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Office of Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy 2019-12-01
Series:Advanced Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.journaladvancedultrasound.com:81/fileup/2576-2516/PDF/1577324070224-1496201825.pdf