Quantitative assessment of muscle stiffness with acoustic radiation force impulse elastography after botulinum toxin A injection in children with cerebral palsy

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Ceyhan Bilgici M. N., Bekci T., Ulus Y., Bilgici A., Tomak L., Selcuk M. B.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS, cilt.45, sa.1, ss.137-141, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 1
• Basım Tarihi: 2018
• Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10396-017-0780-y
• Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ULTRASONICS
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-141
• Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerebral palsy, Gastrocnemius muscle, Muscle spasticity, ARFI elastography, Botulinum toxin A, MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE, MODIFIED TARDIEU SCALE, ULTRASOUND ELASTOGRAPHY, INTERRATER RELIABILITY, REHABILITATION THERAPY, IN-VIVO, FIBROSIS
• Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Our objective in this study was to assess the changes in medial gastrocnemius muscle (GCM) stiffness after botulinum toxin A (BTA) injection in children with cerebral palsy (CP) by using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography and to research the usability of this technique in clinical practice.