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. 2012 Aug 31;7(8):e44348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044348

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