Evaluation of the Tibial Nerve with Shear-Wave Elastography: A Potential Sonographic Method for the Diagnosis of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Purpose To evaluate the value of shear-wave elastography (SWE) in the detection of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) of the tibial nerve. Materials and Methods This study was approved by the institutional review board, and written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. The stu...

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Published in:	Radiology Vol. 282; no. 2; pp. 494 - 501
Main Authors:	Dikici, Atilla Suleyman, Ustabasioglu, Fethi Emre, Delil, Sakir, Nalbantoglu, Mecbure, Korkmaz, Bektas, Bakan, Selim, Kula, Osman, Uzun, Nurten, Mihmanli, Ismail, Kantarci, Fatih
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Diabetic Neuropathies - diagnostic imaging Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods Female Humans Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Tibial Nerve - diagnostic imaging
ISSN:	1527-1315
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