Ultrasound Elastography of Musculoskeletal Tissue
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Quick Facts:
Project Dates: August 2009 - Present
Funding Agencies: NIH, American Society of Biomechanics, International Society of Biomechanics
Current NMBL Personnel:
Laura Chernak, Dan Volk,
Dr. Darryl Thelen, PhD
External Collaborators:
Ryan DeWall, PhD, UW Medical Physics
Ray Vanderby, PhD, UW Orthopedics
Tom Varghese, PhD, UW Medical Physics
Ken Lee, MD, UW Hospitals and Clinics
Publications from this work:
J Biomechanics - 2012
Conference Proceedings:
ASB 2010 - Providence, RI
ASME SBC 2011 - Farmington, PA
ASB 2011 - Long Beach, CA
CMBBE 2012 - Berlin, Germany
ASB 2012 - Gainesville, FL
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the in vivo mechanical properties of musculoskeletal tissue. We have developed an elastography based technique that uses ultrasonic data to track tissue motion and determine regional strain distributions. We are interested in using this technique to evaluate the mechanical properties of abnormal tendinous tissue, such as scar tissue and spastic tissue, as well as to assess the mechanical differences between free tendon and the aponeurosis.
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