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Contents
ABSTRACT 8
1. Introduction 10
2. Materials and Methods 13
2.1. Animals 13
2.2. Measurement of shear wave elastography 14
2.3. Statistical analyses 22
3. Results 23
3.1. Comparison of shear wave velocities according to the adjacent joint angle 23
3.2. Comparison of shear wave velocities between sagittal and transverse plane 30
3.3. Intraobserver repeatability 33
4. Discussion 38
5. Conclusion 43
References 44
Abstract (in Korean) 49
Table 1. Technical methodology for femoral structures. 17
Table 2. Technical methodology for tibial structures. 18
Table 3. Intraclass correlation coefficient 35
Table 4. Standard error of measurement 36
Table 5. Shear wave elastography values at 135-degree angle in sagittal plane 37
Figure 1. Stifle and tarsal joint angles. 19
Figure 2. Shear wave elastography on tendinous structures. 20
Figure 3. Shear wave elastography on muscular structures. 21
Figure 4. Shear wave velocities of tendinous structures and infrapatellar fat pad. 25
Figure 5. Shear wave velocities of femoral muscles in sagittal plane. 26
Figure 6. Shear wave velocities of tibial muscles in sagittal plane. 27
Figure 7. Shear wave velocities of femoral muscles in transverse plane. 28
Figure 8. Shear wave velocities of tibial muscles in transverse plane. 29
Figure 9. Comparison of shear wave velocities between sagittal and transverse planes of femoral muscles. 31
Figure 10. Comparison of shear wave velocities between sagittal and transverse planes of tibial muscles. 32