Cross-sectional characteristics of the masseter muscle: An ultrasonographic study

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-68

  Bertram, S ^a   Brandlmaier, I ^a   Rudisch, A ^a   Bodner, G ^a   Emshoff, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Masseter muscle; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0037291107     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0259     Document Type: Review

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