Shear wave elastography for treatment monitoring of plantar fasciitis.

Background: Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain. Monitoring therapy effects is challenging with conventional B-mode ultrasound. Shear wave elastography (SWE) provides important diagnostic information beyond B-mode, with typically lower tissue stiffness in symptomatic plantar fascia.

Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) for the Evaluation of Patients with Plantar Fasciitis.

Rationale And Objectives: The current imaging standard for diagnosing plantar fasciitis is B-Mode ultrasound (B-US). The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic potential of Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) and the correlation of clinical scores to elastographic parameters.

Materials And Methods: Diagnostic case-control study with n = 82 plantar fascia (PF).