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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 Xu 1ABCDEFG , Bin Meng 1ABCD , Yan Xu 1ABCD , Zhe Geng 1ABCD , Jichao Hu 2ABCD , Xiaofang Zheng 1ABCDEF*

DOI: 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.

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Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750
Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750