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Romano A, Staber D, Grimm A, Kronlage C, Marquetand J. Limitations of Muscle Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography for Clinical Routine-Positioning and Muscle Selection. Sensors (Basel) 2021; 21:s21248490. [PMID: 34960581 PMCID: PMC8706081 DOI: 10.3390/s21248490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a clinical ultrasound imaging modality that enables non-invasive estimation of tissue elasticity. However, various methodological factors—such as vendor-specific implementations of SWE, mechanical anisotropy of tissue, varying anatomical position of muscle and changes in elasticity due to passive muscle stretch—can confound muscle SWE measurements and increase their variability. A measurement protocol with a low variability of reference measurements in healthy subjects is desirable to facilitate diagnostic conclusions on an individual-patient level. Here, we present data from 52 healthy volunteers in the areas of: (1) Characterizing different limb and truncal muscles in terms of inter-subject variability of SWE measurements. Superficial muscles with little pennation, such as biceps brachii, exhibit the lowest variability whereas paravertebral muscles show the highest. (2) Comparing two protocols with different limb positioning in a trade-off between examination convenience and SWE measurement variability. Repositioning to achieve low passive extension of each muscle results in the lowest SWE variability. (3) Providing SWE shear wave velocity (SWV) reference values for a specific ultrasound machine/transducer setup (Canon Aplio i800, 18 MHz probe) for a number of muscles and two positioning protocols. We argue that methodological issues limit the current clinical applicability of muscle SWE.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alyssa Romano
- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (A.R.); (D.S.); (A.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (A.R.); (D.S.); (A.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (A.R.); (D.S.); (A.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (A.R.); (D.S.); (A.G.); (C.K.)
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (A.R.); (D.S.); (A.G.); (C.K.)
- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-7071-298-0442
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Sometti D, Semeia L, Baek S, Chen H, Righetti G, Dax J, Kronlage C, Kirchgässner M, Romano A, Heilos J, Staber D, Oppold J, Middelmann T, Braun C, Broser P, Marquetand J. Muscle Fatigue Revisited – Insights From Optically Pumped Magnetometers. Front Physiol 2021; 12:724755. [PMID: 34975515 PMCID: PMC8718712 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.724755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
So far, surface electromyography (sEMG) has been the method of choice to detect and evaluate muscle fatigue. However, recent advancements in non-cryogenic quantum sensors, such as optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs), enable interesting possibilities to flexibly record biomagnetic signals. Yet, a magnetomyographic investigation of muscular fatigue is still missing. Here, we simultaneously used sEMG (4 surface electrode) and OPM-based magnetomyography (OPM-MMG, 4 sensors) to detect muscle fatigue during a 3 × 1-min isometric contractions of the left rectus femoris muscle in 7 healthy participants. Both signals exhibited the characteristic spectral compression distinctive for muscle fatigue. OPM-MMG and sEMG slope values, used to quantify the spectral compression of the signals, were positively correlated, displaying similarity between the techniques. Additionally, the analysis of the different components of the magnetic field vector enabled speculations regarding the propagation of the muscle action potentials (MAPs). Altogether these results show the feasibility of the magnetomyographic approach with OPMs and propose a potential alternative to sEMG for the study of muscle fatigue.
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Affiliation(s)
- Davide Sometti
- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Pediatric Clinical Studies, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), IDM/fMEG Center of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience, International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biosignals, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
- Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science (DiPsCo), University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- Children’s Hospital of Eastern Switzerland, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Neural Dynamics and Magnetoencephalography, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- MEG-Center, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Epileptology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Justus Marquetand,
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