Does Rest Time before Ultrasonography Imaging Affect Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Thickness, Cross-Sectional Area and Echo Intensity Measurements?

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Ultrasound in medicine & biology

ISSN

1879-291X

Volume

45

Issue

2

First Page

612

Last Page

616

PubMed ID

30471782

Publisher

Elsevier USA

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences / Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research

RAS ID

31222

Comments

Lopez, P., Pinto, M. D., & Pinto, R. S. (2019). Does rest time before ultrasonography imaging affect quadriceps femoris muscle thickness, cross-sectional area and echo intensity measurements? Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 45(2), 612-616. Available here

Abstract

In the work described here, our aim was to determine, in an elderly population, changes in muscle thickness (MT), cross-sectional area (CSA) and echo intensity (EI) of the quadriceps muscles at four time points (0, 5, 10 and 15 min; i.e., T0, T5, T10 and T15, respectively) after changing from a standing to supine position. Twenty-one elderly participants (14 men: 68.1 ± 4.6 y; 8 women: 66.8 ± 4.1 y) were evaluated at four time points. Rectus femoris CSA (RF

DOI

10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.10.010

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