14 June 2023 : Clinical Research
A Case-Control Study of 40 Patients with Piriformis Muscle Syndrome to Evaluate Diagnostic Findings Using Two-Dimensional Ultrasound and Shear Wave Elastography
Mingmin XuABCDEFG, Bin MengABCD, Yan XuABCD, Zhe GengABCD, Jichao HuABCD, Xiaofang ZhengABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940214
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940214
Figure 4 Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis in PM thickness and Young’s modulus in Piriformis muscle syndrome (PMS) patients(A) ROC curve for the diagnosis of PMS according to piriformis muscle (PM) thickness using two-dimensional ultrasonography. (B) ROC curve for the diagnosis of PMS according to PM Young’s modulus using two-dimensional ultrasonography. (C) ROC curve for the combined diagnosis of PMS. (D) ROC curves were compiled together.






