DAI Qiu-fu, GAO Jun-hong, LIU Lu, et al. Application of shear wave elastography in acupuncture research[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(12): 1019-1022.
DOI:
DAI Qiu-fu, GAO Jun-hong, LIU Lu, et al. Application of shear wave elastography in acupuncture research[J]. Acupuncture research, 2020, 45(12): 1019-1022. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200194.
Application of shear wave elastography in acupuncture research
the ultrasound-based shear wave elastography(SWE) is arising
which has advantages of real-time
non-invasion
rapid imaging and strong repeatability
and quantifying the elastic properties of soft tissues including thyroid gland
breast
prostate
muscle tendon
ligament
etc.. It has been gradually applied to clinical and experimental researches of acupuncture and has an extensive application prospect. The present paper briefly introduces the application of SWE in accurately locating the acupoint
Deqi from needled acupoints
acupuncture manipulations
and evaluation of efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of musculofascial diseases.