Measurement of the quadriceps femoris muscle using magnetic resonance and ultrasound imaging

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Walton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavalieri method; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muscle; Stereology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 0031053656     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.31.1.59     Document Type: Article

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