Adaptation of a MR imaging protocol into a real-time clinical biometric ultrasound protocol for persons with spinal cord injury at risk for deep tissue injury: A reliability study
High strain in soft tissues that overly bony prominences are considered a risk factor for pressure ulcers (PUs) following spinal cord impairment (SCI) and have been computed using Finite Element methods (FEM). The aim of this study was to translate a MRI protocol into ultrasound (US) and determine between-operator reliability of expert sonographers measuring diameter of the inferior curvature of the ischial tuberosity (IT) and the thickness of the overlying soft tissue layers on able-bodied (AB) and SCI using real-time ultrasound.
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jillian M. Swaine, Andrew Moe, William Breidahl, Daniel L. Bader, Cees W.J. Oomens, Leanne Lester, Edmond O'Loughlin, Nick Santamaria, Michael C. Stacey Source Type: research