The validity of estimating quadriceps volume from single MRI cross-sections in young men

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-274

  Morse, Chrisophrtopher I ^a   Degens, Hans ^a   Jones, David A ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical cross sectional area; Muscle mass; Quadriceps volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMUR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248188690     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0429-4     Document Type: Article

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