PURPOSE: To compare the stiffness of the @entity1411 by using sonoelastography in healthy subjects of different ages, as well as @entity1 with @entity3444 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the hospital, and all of the subjects gave their informed consent. Bilateral feet of 40 healthy subjects and 13 subjects with @entity3444 ( @entity9156 group) were examined by using color-coded sonoelastography. Healthy subjects were divided into younger (18-50 years) and older (> 50 years) groups. The color scheme was red (hard), green (medium stiffness), and blue (soft). The color histogram was subsequently analyzed. Each pixel of the image was separated into red, green, and blue components (color intensity range, 0-255). The color histogram then computed the mean intensity of each color component of the pixels within a standardized area. Mixed model for repeated measurements was used for comparison of the @entity121 and the intensity of the color components on sonoelastogram. RESULTS: Quantitative analysis of the color histogram revealed a significantly greater intensity of blue in older healthy subjects than in younger (94.5    5.6 [   standard deviation] vs 90.0    4.6, P = .002) subjects. The intensity of red and green was the same between younger and older healthy subjects (P = .68 and 0.12). The intensity of red was significantly greater in older healthy subjects than in the @entity9156 group (147.8    10.3 vs 133.7    13.4, P < .001). The intensity of green and blue was the same between older healthy subjects and those in the @entity9156 group (P = .33 and .71). CONCLUSION: Sonoelastography revealed that the @entity1411 softens with age and in subjects with @entity3444 .

Sonoelastography of the XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1411 :: ('MESH:D016523', 'Disease') :: ['plantar fascia'] @entity3444 :: ('MESH:D036981', 'Disease') :: ['plantar fasciitis'] @entity9156 :: ('MESH:D005208', 'Disease') :: ['fasciitis'] @entity121 :: ('MESH:D009135', 'Disease') :: ['plantar fascia thickness']
@entity1411 :: (MESH:D016523,Disease) :: ['plantar fascia']
