Evaluation of plantar fasciopathy shear wave elastography: a comparison between patients and healthy subjects.

Giuseppe SchillizziFederica AlvitiChiara D'ErcoleDaniela EliaFrancesco AgostiniMassimiliano MangoneMarco PaoloniAndrea BernettiPatrizia PaciniGiorgia PoltiPaolo MinafraVito Cantisani

Published in: Journal of ultrasound (2020)

SWE allows quantitative assessment of the stiffness of the plantar fascia and can show PFis alterations, increasing the diagnostic performance of B-mode US. In addition, SWE shows a strong correlation with clinical scores, improving patient assessment and follow-up.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
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chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
case report
patient reported outcomes
patient reported