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. 2017 May 11;37(3):855–870. doi: 10.1148/rg.2017160116

Figure 8c.

Figure 8c.

Normal medial head of gastrocnemius and soleus aponeurosis in the relaxed and contracted (maximal dorsiflexion of the ankle) states in an asymptomatic 48-year-old woman. (a) Long-axis gray-scale US image shows normal echotexture of the relaxed gastrocnemius (G) and soleus (S) muscles and of the aponeurosis (arrow). (b) Color elastogram of the same region shows low shear-wave velocities in the gastrocnemius muscle (mean, 2.89 m/sec) and intermediate velocities at the aponeurosis (arrow) (mean, 4.915 m/sec). (c) Long-axis gray-scale US image of the same region with maximal dorsiflexion of the ankle shows normal echotexture of the gastrocnemius (G) and soleus (S) muscles and of the aponeurosis (arrow). (d) Color elastogram of the same region shows increased shear-wave velocity of the contracted gastrocnemius muscle (6.79 m/sec) and at the aponeurosis (arrow) (mean, 10.83 m/sec). SWE data were collected using an Acuson S3000 US scanner with an L9–4-MHz linear transducer.