Quantitative assessment of muscular stiffness in children with cerebral palsy using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) ultrasound elastography.

Meltem Ceyhan BilgiciTümay BekciYasemin UlusHamit OzyurekOmer Faruk AydinLeman TomakMustafa Bekir Selcuk

Published in: Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) (2017)

ARFI imaging demonstrated a difference in muscle stiffness in the medial GCM between the CP and healthy groups. This method is a feasible imaging modality for the noninvasive assessment of contracting muscles in children with CP.

Keyphrases

children with cerebral palsy
high resolution
young adults
skeletal muscle
single molecule
resistance training
radiation induced
ultrasound guided
photodynamic therapy