Wireless vs. Traditional Ultrasound Assessed Knee Cartilage Outcomes Utilizing Automated Gain and Normalization Techniques
Advancements in wireless ultrasound technology allow for point of care cartilage imaging, yet validation against traditional ultrasound units remains to be established for knee cartilage outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to establish the agreement of articular cartilage thickness and echo-intensity measures between traditional and wireless ultrasound units utilizing automatic-gain and normalization techniques. We used traditional and wireless ultrasound to assess the femoral cartilage via transverse suprapatellar scans with the knee in maximum flexion in 71 female NCAA Division I athletes (age: 20.0$\pm$1.3 years, height: 171.7$\pm$8.7 cm, mass: 69.4$\pm$11.0 kg). Wireless ultrasound images (auto-gain and standard gain) were compared to traditional ultrasound images (standard gain) before and after normalization. Ultrasound image pixel values were algebraically scaled to normalize imaging parameter differences between units. Mean thickness and echo-intensity of the global and sub-regions of interest were measured for unnormalized and normalized images. Intraclass correlation coefficients ($ICC_{2,k}$) for absolute agreement, standard error of the measurement, and minimum detectable difference were calculated between the traditional and wireless ultrasound units across both gain parameters and normalization. Cartilage thickness demonstrated good to excellent agreement for all regions ($ICC_{2,k} = 0.83 {\text -} 0.95$) regardless of gain and normalization. However, mean echo-intensity demonstrated poor to moderate agreement in all regions regardless of gain and normalization ($ICC_{2,k} = 0.23 {\text -} 0.68 $). While there was a high level of agreement between units when assessing cartilage thickness, further research in ultrasound beam forming may lead to improvements in agreement of cartilage echo-intensity between ultrasound units.
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