Assessing thickness and stiffness of superficial/deep masticatory muscles in orofacial pain: an ultrasound and shear wave elastography study

AbstractIntroduction Sonoelastography has been increasingly used for non-invasive evaluation of the mechanical features of human tissues. The interplay between orofacial pain and regional muscle activity appears clinically paramount, although only few imaging studies have investigated this associati...

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Main Authors: Yunn-Jy Chen, Hui-Yi Lin, Cheng-An Chu, Wei-Ting Wu, Lan-Rong Chen, Levent Özçakar, Ke-Vin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Annals of Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2023.2261116