MUSCLE SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY IN INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS: FEASIBILITY, RELIABILITY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUSCLE IMPAIRMENTS
MUSCLE SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY IN INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS: FEASIBILITY, RELIABILITY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUSCLE IMPAIRMENTS
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.03.026
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发表时间:
2018-07-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Hogrel, Jean-Yves
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Bachasson, Damien;Dubois, Guillaume J. R.;Hogrel, Jean-Yves
Degenerative muscle changes may be associated with changes in muscle mechanical properties. Shear wave elastography (SWE) allows direct quantification of muscle shear modulus (MSM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of SWE in the severely disordered muscle as observed in inclusion body myositis. To explore the clinical relevance of SWE, potential relationships between MSM values unci level muscle impairments (weakness and ultrasound-derived muscle thickness and echo intensity) were investigated. SWE was performed in the biceps brachii at 100 degrees, 90 degrees, 70 degrees and 10 degrees elbow flexion in 34 patients with inclusion body myositis, MSM was assessed before and after five passive stretch-shortening cycles at 4 degrees/s from 70 degrees to 10 degrees elbow angle and after three maximal voluntary contractions to evaluate potential effects of muscle preconditining. Intra-class correlation coefficients and standard errors of measurements were > 0.83 and < 1.74 kPa and > 0.64 and < 1.89 kPa for within- and between-day values, respectively. No significant effect of passive loading-unlading and maximal voluntary contractions was found (all p values > 0.18). MSM correlated to predicted muscle strength (all Spearman correlation coefficients (rho) > 0.36; all p values < 0.05). A significant correlation was found between muscle echo intensity and muscle shear modulus at 70 degrees only (rho = 0.38, p < 0.05). No correlation was found between muscle thickness and MSM (all rho values > 0.23 and all p values > 0.25, respectively). Within- and between-day reliability of muscle SWE was satisfactory and moderate, respectively. SWE shows promise for assessing changes in mechanical properties of the severely disordered muscle. Further investigations are required to clarify these findings and to refine their clinical value. (c) 2018 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. All rights reserved.