Table 2. Comparison of the maximum and mean value of Elastic modulus of RF and PT when different ROI’s size was used.
Maximum value | Mean value | |||||||
Mean ± SD (kPa) | p-value | Mean ± SD (kPa) | p-value | |||||
8 mm | 10 mm | 12 mm | 8 mm | 10 mm | 12 mm | |||
Muscle | 25.92±9.22 | 30.22±14.21 | 36.68±18.86 | <0.05 | 12.78±3.53 | 12.71±3.40 | 12.68±3.55 | 0.92 |
2 mm | 3 mm | 4 mm | 2 mm | 3 mm | 4 mm | |||
Tendon | 86.67±43.58 | 92.20±42.35 | 97.18±43.53 | <0.05 | 72.48±36.45 | 69.98±33.58 | 70.00±32.11 | 0.47 |