Quantitative evaluation of insulin-induced abdominal subcutaneous dystrophic tissue using shear wave elastography.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Subcutaneous dystrophic tissue (DT) produced by insulin injection causes dysglycemia owing to inadequate absorption of insulin. However, precise techniques for measuring DT have not been established. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is an imaging technology that can quantify tissue stiffness. In this study, insulin injection-induced DT was quantified using SWE to generate whole-abdominal wall subcutaneous tissue by three-dimensional (3D) imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes who were treated with multiple insulin injections.

Materials and methods

Seven patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited who received long-standing multiple insulin injections. Using SWE, the shear wave velocity (SWV) of DT and control (normal subcutaneous tissue) was measured. Furth

SUBMITTER: Sato G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153836 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature