Lumbar annulus fibrosus biomechanical characterization in healthy children by ultrasound shear wave elastography.

Claudio VergariGuillaume DuboisRaphael VialleJean-Luc GennissonMickael TanterJean DuboussetPhilippe RouchWafa Skalli

Published in: European radiology (2015)

• Intervertebral disc mechanical properties are key to spine biomechanics • Feasibility of shear wave elastography in children lumbar disc was assessed • Measurement was fast and reliable • Elastography could represent a novel biomarker for spine pathologies.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
young adults
magnetic resonance imaging
aortic valve
computed tomography
finite element analysis