Puls wave velocity

We investigated whether the upper limb muscle stiffness quantified by the acoustic radiation force impulse shear wave elastography (ARFI/SWE) is a potential biomarker for age-related muscle alteration and functional decline in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). 37 patients with DMD and 30 typically developing controls (TDC) were grouped by age (3-8, 9-11, and 12-18 years). ARFI/SWE measured the biceps and deltoid muscle's shear wave velocities (SWVs). Performance of Upper Limb Module (PUL 1...

BACKGROUND: The beneficial effect of statin therapy on the progress of atherosclerotic disease has been demonstrated by numerous studies. Vascular strain imaging is an arising method to evaluate arterial stiffness. Our study examined whether an influence of statin therapy on the vessel wall could be detected by vascular strain imaging. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 88 patients with recently detected atherosclerosis underwent an angiological examination including ankle-brachial index (ABI), pulse wave index (PWI), central puls ewave velocity and duplex ultrasound...

PURPOSE: Aim of this study was to evaluate whether phase contrast MR angiography (PC-MRA) could provide additional functional information besides morphology in the assessment of haemodialysis fistulae. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Twenty-two patients (11 male, 11 female), aged 22-77 years, were examined. MR images were obtained with a 1.5 T Gyroscan ACS-NT (Philips, Best, Netherlands) using a high-resolution wrap-around coil. In addition to MRA blood-flow measurements were performed with a gradient-echo sequence (TR 14 ms, TE 5-5...