The accuracy of volume estimates using ultrasound muscle thickness measurements in different muscle groups

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 264-272

  Miyatani, Masae ^a   Kanehisa, Hiroaki ^a   Ito, Masamitsu ^b   Kawakami, Yasuo ^c   Eukunaga, Tetsuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIPPON SPORT SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B mode ultrasonography; Extensor muscles; Flexor muscles; MRI

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANKLE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANKLE; ELBOW; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KNEE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 1542315586     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-003-0974-4     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Abe T, Kondo M, Kawakami Y, Fukunaga T (1994) Prediction equations for body composition of Japanese adults by B-mode ultrasound. Am J Hum Biol 6:161-170
2. Akima H, Kuno S, Suzuki Y, Gunji A, Fukunaga T (1997) Effects of 20 days of bed rest on physiological cross-sectional area of human thigh and leg muscles evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging. J Gravitat Physiol 4:S15-S21
3. Akima H, Kubo K, Kanehisa H, Suzuki Y, Gunji A, Fukunaga T (2000) Leg-press resistance training during 20 days of 6°head-down-tilt bed rest prevents muscle deconditioning. Eur J Appl Physiol 82:30-38
4. Baumgartner RN, Rhyne RL, Troup C, Wayne S, Garry PJ (1992) Appendicular skeletal muscle areas assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in older persons. J Gerontol Med Sci 47:M67-M72
5. Bland JM, Altman DG (1986) Statistical method for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet 8:307-310
6. Buckley DC, Kudsk AK, Rose BS, Fatzinger P, Koetting CA, Schlatter M (1987) Anthropometric and computerized tomographic measurements of lower extremity lean body mass. Am J Diet Assoc 87:196-199
7. de Koning FL, Binkhorst RA, Kauer JMG, Thijssen HOM (1986) Accuracy of an anthropometric estimate of the muscle and bone area in a transversal cross-section of the arm. Int J Sports Med 7:246-249
8. Elia MN, Fuller J, Hardingham CR, Graves M, Screaton N, Dixton AK, Ward LC (2000) Modeling leg sections by electrical impedance analysis, dual-energy Xray absorptiometry, and anthropometry: assessing segmental muscle volume using magnetic resonance imaging as reference. Ann N Y Acad Sci 904:298-304
9. Engstrom CM, Loeb GE, Reid JG, Frest WJ, Avruch L (1991) Morphometry of the human thigh muscles. A comparison between anatomical sections and computer tomographic and magnetic resonance images. J Anat 176:139-156
10. Forbes GB, Brown MR, Griffiths HJL (1988) Arm muscle plus bone area: anthropometry and CAT scan compared. Am J Clin Nutr 47:929-931
11. Fukunaga T, Miyatani M, Tachi M, Kouzaki M, Kawakami Y, Kanehisa H (2001) Muscle volume is a major determinant of joint torque in humans. Acta Physiol Scand 172:249-255
12. Fuller NJ, Hardingham CR, Graves M, Screaton N, Dixon AK, Ward LC, Elia M (1999) Predicting composition of leg sections with anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis, using magnetic resonance imaging as reference. Clin Sci 96:647-657
13. Heymsfield SB, McManus C, Smith J, Stevens V, Nixon DW (1982) Anthropometric measurement of muscle mass: revised equations for calculating bone-free arm muscle area. Am J Clin Nutr 36:680-690
14. Heymsfield SB, Smith R, Aulet M, Bensen B, Lichtman S, Wang J, Pierson RN (1990) Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual-photon absorptiometry. Am J Clin Nutr 52:214-218
15. Housh DJ, Housh TJ, Johnson GO, Chu W-K (1992) Hypertrophic response to unilateral concentric isokinetic resistance training. J Appl Physiol 73:65-70
16. Ishida Y, Kanehisa H, Carroll JF, Pollock ML, Graves JE, Leggett SH (1995) Body fat and muscle thickness distributions in untrained young females. Med Sci Sports Exerc 27:270-274
17. Kanehisa H, Ikegawa S, Tsunoda N, Fukunaga T (1994) Cross-sectional areas of fat and muscle in limbs during growth and middle age. Int J Sports Med 15:420-425
18. Kawakami Y, Nakazawa K, Fujimoto T, Nozaki D, Miyashita M, Fukunaga T (1994) Specific tension of elbow flexor and extensor muscles based on magnetic resonance imaging. Eur J Appl Physiol 68:139-147
19. Knapik JJ, Staab JS, Harman EA (1996) Validity of an anthropometric estimate of thigh muscle cross-sectional area. Med Sci Sports Exerc 28:1523-1530
20. Miyatani M, Kanehisa H, Fukunaga T (2000) Validity of bioelectrical impedance and ultrasonographic methods for estimating the muscle volume of the upper arm. Eur J Appl Physiol 82:391-396
21. Miyatani M, Kanehisa H, Masuo Y, Ito M, Fukunaga T (2001) Validity of estimating limb muscle volume by bioelectrical impedance. J Appl Physiol 91:386-394
22. Miyatani M, Kanehisa H, Kuno S, Nishijima T, Fukunaga T (2002) Validity of ultrasonographic muscle thickness measurements for estimating muscle volume of knee extensor. Eur J Appl Physiol 86:203-208
23. Narici MV, Hoppleler H, Kayser B, Landoni L, Classen H, Gavardi C, Conti M, Cerretelli P (1996) Human quadriceps cross-sectional area, torque and neural activation during 6 months strength training. Acta Physiol Scand 157:175-186
24. Nunez C, Gallagher D, Grammes J, Baumgartner RN, Ross R, Wang Z, Thornton J, Heymsfield SB (1999) Bioimpedance analyses: potential for measuring lower limb skeletal muscle mass. J Paranter Enternal Nutr 23:96-103
25. Overend TJ, Cunningham DA, Paterson DH, Lefcoe MS (1993) Anthropometric and computed tomographic assessment of the thigh in young and old men. Can J Appl Physiol 18:263-273
26. Rice CL, Cunningham DA, Paterson DH, Lefcoe MS (1990) A comparison of anthropometry with computed tomography in limbs of young and aged men. J Gerontol Med Sci 45:M175-M179