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World J Radiol. Nov 28, 2016; 8(11): 868-879
Published online Nov 28, 2016. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i11.868
Sonoelastography in the musculoskeletal system: Current role and future directions
Naomi Winn, Radhesh Lalam, Victor Cassar-Pullicino
Naomi Winn, Radhesh Lalam, Victor Cassar-Pullicino, Department of Radiology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry SY10 7AG, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Winn N wrote the manuscript; Lalam R and Cassar-Pullicino V critically reviewed the text and images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dr. Victor Cassar-Pullicino, Department of Radiology, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Gobowen, Oswestry SY10 7AG, United Kingdom. victor.pullicino@rjah.nhs.uk
Telephone: +44-1691-404000
Received: June 27, 2016
Peer-review started: June 29, 2016
First decision: August 5, 2016
Revised: August 17, 2016
Accepted: September 7, 2016
Article in press: October 28, 2016
Published online: November 28, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: This review article describes the different techniques of ultrasound elastography and their current and future role in the musculoskeletal system.