Shear wave elastography assessment of buccinator stiffness in patients of different age groups
https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0771-2023-1-88-94
Abstract
Objective: to assess the capabilities of lower face muscles stiffness measurement with shear wave elastography in female patients of various age groups.
Material and methods. Ultrasound examination with buccinator muscle stiffness measurement in shear wave elastography was performed in 45 healthy female patients divided into three equal groups by the age (20–30, 31–40 and 41–50 years old) with the use of Epiq 5 (Phillips, the Netherlands) with a linear probe (4–18 MHz). Exclusion criteria were: a history of facial soft tissue pathology, neuromuscular disorders, invasive or minimally invasive facial cosmetology, long-term activity with an active use of facial muscles and articulation. The values of Young's modulus (kPa) were measured in the central and lateral parts of the buccinator muscle in the standing and supine positions of the patients.
Results. There was no significant differences of Young's modulus in the central and lateral parts measured standing compared to supine position in all age groups (except the lateral part in group 1). A signifi cant progressive decrease of the buccinator muscle stiffness obtained in three age groups with minimal values of Young’s modulus in the age group of 41–50 years: median – from 5.8 to 9.1 kPa (minimum–maximum values – from 4.1 to 11.3 kPa ) depending on the area of measurements and the position of the patient. In patients of the age group 20–30 years – 8.6–13.8 kPa (7.6–16.5 kPa), 31–40 years – 8.0–11.8 kPa (6.0–13.7 kPa ), respectively.
Conclusion. Shear wave elastography allows the assessment of age-related changes in soft tissue, as demonstrated by the decrease of buccinator muscle stiffness
About the Authors
Yu. A. Stepanova
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia A. Stepanova – Doct. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Academic Secretary
27, Bol'shaya Serpukhovskaia str., Moscow 117997
D. A. Kiseleva
National Medical Research Center of Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria A. Kiseleva – ultrasound diagnostic doctor, Department of Radiology
4-2, Dostoevskogo str., 127473 Moscow
N. O. Sultanova
A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Naida O. Sultanova – Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Head of the Department of Short-Term Surgical Care and Plastic Surgery
27, Bol'shaya Serpukhovskaia str., Moscow 117997
A. I. Kurochkina
Central Research Institute of Organization and Informatization of Healthcare
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alla I. Kurochkina – Cand. of Sci. (Phys.- Math.), Chief Specialist
11, Dobrolyubov str., Moscow 127254
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Stepanova Yu.A., Kiseleva D.A., Sultanova N.O., Kurochkina A.I. Shear wave elastography assessment of buccinator stiffness in patients of different age groups. Ultrasound & Functional Diagnostics. 2023;(1):88-94. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24835/1607-0771-2023-1-88-94
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