Quantitative assessment of fatty infiltration of the supraspinatus by shear-wave ultrasound elastography in cases of suspected rotator cuff injury: Correlation with the Goutallier imaging classification and its potential applicability in the assessment of athletes

• Main Authors: B. Alvarez de Sierra Garcia (Author), A. Kassarjian (Author), F. Guillen-Grima (Author), P. Nieto Moreno (Author), A. Alonso Burgos (Author), J.D. Aquerreta Beola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of shear wave elastography (SWE) ultrasound in the assessment and quantification of fatty infiltration (FI) of the supraspinatus (SSP) muscle with the Goutallier classification on CT as the reference standard. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of 90 patient...