Shear Wave Elastography Is a Reliable and Repeatable Method for Measuring the Elastic Modulus of the Rectus Femoris Muscle and Patellar Tendon

The purpose of this study was to determine intraobserver, interobserver, and inter‐day reliability levels for stiffness measurements of the patellar tendon and rectus femoris muscle using shear wave elastography (SWE).

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