Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is often viewed as an enigmatic disease with uncertain
pathogenic mechanisms and confusion around diagnosis, classification and prospects for …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to critically discuss the use of
ultrasound in the evaluation of muscle disorders with a particular focus on the emerging use …

Imaging is an important tool in the evaluation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It plays
a role in diagnosis, assessment of disease activity and follow-up, and as a non-invasive …

Although idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases
nearly all patients display muscle inflammation. Originally, muscle biopsy was considered as …

Objective To investigate muscle stiffness in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
(IIM) using shear wave elastography (SWE) and to correlate the results with muscle strength …

Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a clinical ultrasound imaging modality that enables non-
invasive estimation of tissue elasticity. However, various methodological factors—such as …

Background In aging, muscle stiffness is considered as one of the factors associated with the
reduction of force generation capability. There have been inconsistent findings on age …

Ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE) is an emerging modality for the estimation of
stiffness, but it has not been studied in relation to common disorders with altered stiffness …

Develo** methods for the non-invasive characterization of the mechanics of
musculoskeletal tissues is an ongoing research focus in biomechanics. Often, these …

Background: The neuromuscular system is able to quickly adapt to exercise-induced muscle
damage (EIMD), such that it is less affected by subsequent damaging exercise, a …