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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"ultrasound elastography imaging"”.
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EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SOFT-TISSUE PROPERTIES, THROWING MECHANICS, AND RANGE OF MOTION IN ADULT BASEBALL PITCHERS
… factors. The reliability of a novel shearwave ultrasound elastography imaging protocol was developed and tested for inter- and intra-rater reliability and found to be reliable for 10/11 tissue properties. After the completion of protocol design, 26 healthy and currently competitive baseball …
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The Mechanism of Action of Hyaluronan Therapy as a Treatment for Osteoarthritis and the Assessment of Osteoarthritic Articular Cartilage Using Ultrasound
… early and to treat effectively. Existing imaging techniques often only detect osteoarthritic damage after substantial structural loss has occurred. This thesis investigates two key aspects of OA management: (1) how hyaluronan (HA) therapy interacts with articular cartilage at the molecular …