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Abstract #4017

Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) for Measurement of Muscle Stiffness of the Shoulder: Feasibility with a 3T MR Imaging System

Sun Hwa Hong 1 , Suk-Joo Hong 2 , Joon-Shik Yoon 3 , Chang-Hyun Oh 4 , Hee Kyung Kim 5 , Jang-Gyu Cha 6 , and Kyeong Ah Kim 2

1 Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 2 Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 3 2Department of Physical medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 4 Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 5 Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 6 Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

MR elastographic technique for quantitatively assessing the mechanical properties of shoulder muscles was developed. The authors extended the application of MRE of the shoulder muscles to 3.0T MR imaging system.

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