Table 2 Intra- and inter-tester reliabilities of USWE for mean shear modulus of MGF and LGF.

From: Reliability of shear wave elastography for the assessment of gastrocnemius fascia elasticity in healthy individual

 

Measurement position

Ankle angle

Test 1 (kPa)

Test 2(kPa)

MDC (kPa)

CV (%)

SEM (kPa)

ICC (95%CI)

Intra-tester

MGF

R

31.16 ± 8.95

31.20 ± 7.51

4.16

24.07

1.50

0. 896 (0.762–0.957)

N

68.79 ± 17.77

69.60 ± 15.07

8.35

21.65

3.01

0.965 (0.915–0.985)

LGF

R

43.93 ± 10.51

43.70 ± 12.10

6.71

27.69

2.42

0.846 (0.659–0.935)

N

84.02 ± 18.15

81.21 ± 17.46

9.68

21.50

3.49

0.941 (0.862–0.976)

Inter-tester

MGF

R

31.16 ± 8.95

30.37 ± 7.07

3.92

23.28

1.41

0.961 (0.907–0.984)

N

68.79 ± 17.77

67.86 ± 16.98

9.41

25.02

3.40

0.877 (0.723–0.948)

LGF

R

43.93 ± 10.51

43.66 ± 10.46

5.80

23.96

2.09

0.950 (0.881–0.979)

N

84.02 ± 18.15

78.42 ± 17.05

9.45

21.74

3.41

0.936 (0.850–0.974)

  1. R Relaxing position, N Neutral position.
  2. LGF Lateral gastrocnemius fascia, MGF Medial gastrocnemius fascia.
  3. MDC Minimal detectable change, CV Coefficient of variation, SEM Standard error in measurement, ICC Intra-class correlation coefficient.
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