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. 2019 Aug 26;12(8):e230791. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230791

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Development of stiffness (A) and fluidity (B) over time in a patient with acute appendicitis. At baseline (BL), shear wave speed (SWS) (A) and shear modulus loss angle (φ) (B) of the acutely inflamed appendix (green line) and the inflamed surrounding soft tissue (blue line) were significantly higher than in the contralateral ileum (healthy, grey line). At the end of antibiotic treatment (EOT), SWS (A) and φ (B) of the appendix decreased to those of the healthy ileum and remained stable at follow-up (10 days after EOT). Healthy surrounding soft tissue has a lower SWS (A) and φ (B) than healthy appendix and ileum. Red bar=treatment period.