At present

chronic nerve and muscle diseases

such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy

are characterized by a long course of disease and irreversible damage.Failure to diagnose and intervene early may lead to irreversible disability and death.Conventional imaging examination methods

such as CT

MRI and two-dimensional ultrasound

can only be observed when obvious morphological changes occur in nerves or muscles.However

early diagnosis cannot be made when obvious deformation has not occurred in the early stage of lesions.Shear wave elastography

a new ultrasonographic technique

has the advantages of safety

real-time

quantification and low cost

and can be used as a method for the examination and long-term follow-up of nerve and muscle tissue lesions.This paper reviews the application and research progress of shear wave elastography in muscle and nerve tissue.