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Fig. 6

From: Ultrasound elastography: compression elastography and shear-wave elastography in the assessment of tendon injury

Fig. 6

Images of supraspinatus tendon using SWE. a Appearance of a normal supraspinatus tendon showing anisotropy (white arrow) due to curvilinear orientation of the tendon. b Corresponding elastogram showing heterogeneous stiffness in the region of anisotropy and absence of measurement in the deepest region in the humeral head (which is expected since it is a high stiffness structure with limited propagation of the shear waves). c Longitudinal elastography by shear waves of the supraspinatus tendon with tendinopathy. An elastographic pattern of disorganisation and heterogeneity is evidenced, in contrast to the more homogenous pattern of a normal tendon (b). Adapted, with permission, from Winn et al. [18], copyright (2016) The Author(s). Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved

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