Evaluation of plantar fasciopathy shear wave elastography: a comparison between patients and healthy subjects.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare elasticity features between patients with plantar fasciitis (PFis) and an asymptomatic healthy control group using shear wave elastography (SWE) and to correlate SWE values with clinical scores.

Methods: Consecutive patients diagnosed with PFis and asymptomatic subjects were enrolled in the present study. Both groups underwent clinical, ultrasound (US), and SWE evaluation.

Elastosonographic evaluation after extracorporeal shockwave treatment in plantar fasciopathy.

Aim: To assess the ultrasound features in patients with plantar fasciopathy before and after extracorporeal shock waves therapy (ESWT), using conventional grey-scale imaging and both strain (SE) and shear wave (SWE) elastosonographic evaluation.

Material And Method: Consecutive patients of both sexes attending our outpatient's clinic, with diagnosis of unilateral plantar fasciopathy, were enrolled. Patients were treated with 3 sessions of ESWT once a week, and underwent clinical and ultrasound evaluation at baseline and at one and three months after treatment.

Bilateral Concordance of the Fundus Hyperautofluorescent Ring in Typical Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients.

Background: It has long been assumed that in retinitis pigmentosa, disease presentation and progression are symmetrical. This study investigated whether hyperautofluorescent ring size, one known marker of disease progression, is symmetrical in typical RP patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 88 patients with typical retinitis pigmentosa were enrolled in the study.