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bam-8476	Stecco, Antonio; Pirri, Carmelo; De Caro, Raffaele; Raghavan, Preeti	Stiffness and echogenicity: Development of a stiffness-echogenicity matrix for clinical problem solving	2019	7	.pdf	application/pdf	4218	279	55	Ultrasonography is a useful tool to visualize muscle tissue, and its composition can be inferred by assessing its echogenicity.1,2 Echogenicity denotes the brightness of an image caused by the reflection of soundwaves and is influenced by sound beam characteristics and tissue density.3 However, most ultrasound machines cannot assess the mechanical properties of muscle such as its stiffness, i.e., the ability of the muscle to be compressed, elongated, stretched or manipulated, which is essential for normal movement. The echogenicity of muscle tissue can describe alterations in the structure of muscles with neuromuscular disease.	cache/bam-8476.pdf	txt/bam-8476.txt