Table 1. Comparison of the maximum and mean value of Elastic modulus of RF and PT when different transducer’s pressure was applied.
Maximum value | Mean value | |||||||
Mean±SD (kPa) | p-value | Mean±SD (kPa) | p-value | |||||
Light | Moderate | Hard | Light | Moderate | Hard | |||
Muscle | 40.12±23.45 | 46.29±25.00 | 56.64±28.67 | <0.05 | 12.78±3.56 | 18.51±6.71 | 32.39±14.17 | <0.05 |
Tendon | 100.23±44.61 | 162.51±79.66 | 209.27±122.51 | <0.05 | 69.80±32.14 | 107.33±53.63 | 134.57±73.75 | <0.05 |