Development and validation of ultrasound speckle tracking to quantify tendon displacement

Korstanje, Jan-Wiebe H.; Selles, Ruud W.; Stam, Henk J.; Hovius, Steven E.R.; Bosch, Johan G.

doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.001

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“…ultrasound images [23,24], these techniques are not extensively validated and therefore in most cases the tendon elongation measurement is performed manually by the experimenter. Various observers may follow different strategies analyzing the ultrasound images thus affecting the comparability of findings from different research groups.…”

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A wide number of trials is required to achieve acceptable reliability for measurement patellar tendon elongation in vivo

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A wide number of trials is required to achieve acceptable reliability for measurement patellar tendon elongation in vivo

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“…Recent automated image analysis techniques take advantage of the spatial variability in a tissue's optical or acoustic properties and utilize cross-correlation techniques to track displacements based on the unique features of the surrounding tissue (Korstanje et al, 2010;Michalek et al, 2009;Snedeker et al, 2006). In cases where tissue lacks a measurable spatial pattern, fiduciary markers or textures have been applied to the tissue surface to enable feature tracking (Derwin et al, 1994;Gilchrist et al, 2007;Siegmund et al, 2001).…”

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Full field strain measurements of collagenous tissue by tracking fiber alignment through vector correlation

Quinn

Winkelstein

2010

Journal of Biomechanics

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“…Recently, a few experimental studies were done to validate the 2D speckle tracking ultrasound for measurement in vivo strain of human musculotendinous tissues. 25 Korstanje et al 26 measured the movement of the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon to determine the in vivo accuracy by comparing data in the cadaver. They showed that the average tracking error was 1.0-1.6% and concluded that ultrasound speckle tracking can quantify tendon displacement without anatomical landmarks with high accuracy.…”

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In vivo strain analysis of the intact supraspinatus tendon by ultrasound speckles tracking imaging

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Bigliani

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Journal Orthopaedic Research

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Limited data exist regarding why delaminated tears occur within the rotator cuff tendon, and no general agreement exists on how to handle this complicated tear. To analyze in vivo intratendinous strain of the supraspinatus tendon, the superficial, middle, and deep regions were marked with speckles using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D STE) of 15 shoulders. The displacement and the strain of each speckle during isotonic and isometric shoulder motion were evaluated. Significantly different displacement and strains in the tendon were found between isometric and isotonic shoulder motions. In isometric motion, the average longitudinal displacement of the speckle at the superficial region (1.66 mm) was larger than at the deep region (0.61 mm), and the average peak strain at the superficial region (17.03%) was also higher than that at the deep region (3.42%). Conversely, in isotonic motion, the average longitudinal displacement of the speckle at the superficial region (0.70 mm) was less than that at the deep region (1.61 mm), and the average peak strain at the superficial region (4.73%) was also lower than that at the deep region (15.69%). A different strain was found between the superficial and deep regions within the intact live supraspinatus tendon. The strain and displacement patterns vary according to isometric versus isotonic shoulder motions. On the basis of our observations, we suggest that the delaminated tear of the rotator cuff tendon must be repaired separately layer by layer to resist the inhomogeneous strain after the repair. Keywords: rotator cuff tendon; in vivo; strain; 2D speckle tracking echocardiography; isotonic; isometric Rotator cuff tendon tears represent one of the most common causes of shoulder pain and disability. The tear configuration is variable and includes partialthickness tears, which originate on the articular side, the bursal side, or within the tendon substance, and full-thickness tears. Previous studies suggested that intratendinous delaminated tears occur often, accounting for almost half of all partial-thickness tears. 1,2 Furthermore, many full thickness tears have a delaminated component. However, limited data exist regarding why delaminated tears occur, and no general agreement exists on how to handle this complicated tear.Several studies demonstrated that the biomechanical behavior of the nonlinear response to loading the tendon is related to the tear pattern. 3-7 Different material properties and strain patterns exist between the articular and bursal sides of the supraspinatus tendon. 2,3,[8][9][10][11] showed that the rotator cuff tendon has different histological features in the joint and bursal layers, and the joint side has lower ultimate strain than the bursal side does. Reilly et al. 10 noted, in a cadaver study, a significant difference in strain between the joint and bursal sides of the supraspinatus tendon during glenohumeral abduction. They suggested that the difference may contribute to the propagation of intratendinous delaminated defects. 10 Be...

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Development and validation of ultrasound speckle tracking to quantify tendon displacement

Cited by 113 publications

References 34 publications

A wide number of trials is required to achieve acceptable reliability for measurement patellar tendon elongation in vivo

A wide number of trials is required to achieve acceptable reliability for measurement patellar tendon elongation in vivo

Full field strain measurements of collagenous tissue by tracking fiber alignment through vector correlation

In vivo strain analysis of the intact supraspinatus tendon by ultrasound speckles tracking imaging

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