Quantitative ultrasound assessment of fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff muscles using backscatter coefficient
Ultrasound BSC measurements are reliable for the quantification of muscle fatty infiltration. BCS values increased with higher Goutallier MRI grades. BCS values demonstrated high performance for distinguishing muscle fatty infiltration groups.
Authors
- Marco Toto‐Brocchi
- Sameer B. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-3904)
- Yuanshan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2121-8952)
- Eric Yao Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-5630)
- Aiguo Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7606-9221)
- Saeed Jerban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6450-2892)
- Michael P. André (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-4808)
Institutions
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology Experimental
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-024-00522-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institutes of Health