Shear Wave Elastographic Study of the Myotendinous Junction of the Medial Gastrocnemius: Normal Patterns and Dynamic Evaluation.
Paolo MinafraFederica AlvitiRaffaella GiovagnorioVito CantisaniGianni MazzoniPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2020)
Our study showed an increase of stiffness at the level of the MTJ during muscle contraction. This result is in line with the physiologic stiffening of the MTJ to resist the high level of force applied during muscle contraction. Shear wave elastography could be a useful method to assess the characteristics of the MTJ under both physiologic and pathologic conditions.