SynthesisAnnals of biomedical engineering2022
Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Changes of trunk muscle stiffness in individuals with low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- The Fibro-Inflammatory Ovary: Stromal Fibrosis, Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, and Mechanotransduction in Female Infertility.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Can Ultrasound Elastography Be Used as an Objective Measure in Tonsillectomy Indications?Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Muscle elasticity and thickness of the sternocleidomastoid and transversus abdominis in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain and cervical hypolordosis: an ultrasound elastography study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Real-time shear wave elastography and high-frequency ultrasound in the assessment of treatment outcomes for triceps surae muscle injury.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Comparative finite element analysis of a novel distal tibiofibular locking plate versus conventional fixation methods for Tillaux-Chaput fractures.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Advances in mechanical assessments of in vivo human lumbar spine tissues with noninvasive imaging techniques.npj biomedical innovations · 2026Review
- Exploring biomechanical differences between brain-first and body-first Parkinson's disease subtypes using shear wave elastography: a pilot cross-sectional study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
- The value of super microvascular imaging and shear wave elastography in evaluating synovial lesions in knee osteoarthritis.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Magnetic Resonance Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging (MR-ARFI).Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2025Review
- Shear wave propagation in the Achilles subtendons is modulated by helical twist and non-uniform loading.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Shear Wave Tensiometry in the Evaluation of Achilles Tendon Loading: A Cross-Sectional Study on Conservatively Treated Tendons After Rupture.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2025Article
- A novel approach to monitoring rehabilitation progress in atrophic muscle using contactless measurement of free oscillations and advanced modal analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The effects of spinal flexion exposure on lumbar muscle shear modulus and posture.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Comparative study on muscle-tendon stiffness and balance impairment in postmenopausal women: a focus on osteosarcopenia and osteoporosis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Minimal effect of scanning parameters on ultrasound shear wave elastography variability in tendons.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2024Article
- Ultrasound elastography of back muscle biomechanical properties: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current methods.Insights into imaging · 2024Review
- Development of a piezo stack - laser Doppler vibrometer sensing approach for characterizing shear wave dispersion and local viscoelastic property distributions.Mechanical systems and signal processing · 2024Article
- In Vivo Effects of Joint Movement on Nerve Mechanical Properties Assessed with Shear-Wave Elastography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring the Intersection of Geophysics and Diagnostic Imaging in the Health Sciences.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Developing methods for the non-invasive characterization of the mechanics of musculoskeletal tissues is an ongoing research focus in biomechanics. Often, these methods use the speed of shear wave propagation to characterize tissue mechanics (e.g., shear wave elastography and shear wave tensiometry). The primary purpose of this systematic review was to identify, compare, and contrast current methods for exciting and measuring shear wave propagation in musculoskeletal tissues. We conducted searches in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases for studies published from January 1, 1900, to May 1, 2020. These searches targeted both shear wave excitation using acoustic pushes and mechanical taps, and shear wave speed measurement using ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, accelerometers, and laser Doppler vibrometers. Two reviewers independently screened and reviewed the articles, identifying 524 articles that met our search criteria. Regarding shear wave excitation, we found that acoustic pushes are useful for exciting shear waves through the thickness of the tissue of interest, and mechanical taps are useful for exciting shear waves in wearable applications. Regarding shear wave speed measurement, we found that ultrasound is used most broadly to measure shear waves due to its ability to study regional differences and target specific tissues of interest. The strengths of magnetic resonance imaging, accelerometers, and laser Doppler vibrometers make them advantageous to measure shear wave speeds for high-resolution shear wave imaging, wearable measurements, and non-contact ex vivo measurements, respectively. The advantages that each method offers for exciting and measuring shear waves indicate that a variety of systems can be assembled using currently available technologies to determine musculoskeletal tissue material behavior across a range of innovative applications.
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